Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	pleasant_a	york_n	yorkshire_n	25	3	11.8597	5	false

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A61053	A prospect of the most famous parts of the vvorld Viz. Asia, 3 Affrica, 5 Europe, 7 America. 9 With these kingdomes therein contained. Grecia, 11 Roman Empire, 13 Germanie, 15 Bohemia, 17 France, 19 Belgia, 21 Spaine, 23 Italie, 25 Hungarie, 27 Denmarke, 29 Poland, 31 Persia, 33 Turkish Empire, 35 Kingdome of China, 37 Tartaria, 39 Sommer Ilands, 41 Civill Warres, in England, Wales, and Ireland. You shall find placed in the beginning of the second booke marked with these [3 asterisks in triangle formation] and (5) together with all the provinces, counties, and shires, contained in that large theator of Great Brittaines empire. / Performed by John Speed.	Speed, John, 1552?-1629.; Goos, Abraham,; Gryp, Dirck,; Speed, John, 1552?-1629. Theatre of the empire of Great Britaine.	1646 (1646)	Wing S4882A; ESTC R218797	522,101	219

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morston_n seray_n mote_z ail_v motingham_n sutton_n munchelsey_n ail_v munford_n seray_n muttenden_n ail_v mylhall_n ail_v n_o nackington_n august_n nash_n seray_n nash_n court_n august_n sharp_a nasse_n seray_n shire_n nasse_n seray_n pepper_n nasse_n august_n small_a nasse_n seray_n white_a nasse_n august_n fair_a nasse_n august_n shell_n nasse_n august_n natington_n august_n nayland_n point_n august_n nettle_v ail_v nethercourt_n august_n nevenham_n august_n newbridge_n seray_n new_a church_n shep._n new_a eye_n flu_n shep._n newenden_n seray_n newenton_n seray_n new_a haven_n august_n newington_n shep._n new●nham_n seray_n newhyth_n ail_v s._n nicholas_n august_n s._n nicholas_n at_o wood_n aug._n s._n nicholas_n shep._n nokholt_n sutton_n noninton_n august_n norborne_n august_n north_n forland_n august_n norton_n seray_n nowre-heade_n seray_n nutsted_n ail_v o_o o●sam_n ail_v old_a wife_n lease_n seray_n ollantigh_o seray_fw-fr organsweke_n shep._n orlaston_n shep._n orlaston_n 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