Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	penny_n	pound_n	shilling_n	22,719	5	13.6986	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B01894	The case of the city of London, in reference to debt to the orphans, and others.	City of London (England). Court of Aldermen.	1692 (1692)	Wing C1030A; ESTC R215917	2,284	1

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