Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	woman_n	word_n	write_v	75	3	5.0177	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05199	The pleasaunt historie of Lazarillo de Tormes a Spaniarde wherein is conteined his marueilous deedes and life. With the straunge aduentures happened to him in the seruice of sundrie masters. Drawen out of Spanish by Dauid Rouland of Anglesey.; Lazarillo de Tormes. English	Hurtado de Mendoza, Diego, 1503-1575.; Rowland, David, fl. 1569-1586.	1586 (1586)	STC 15336; ESTC S109366	48,197	121

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