Selected quad for the lemma: enemy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	able_a	great_a	time_n	1,477	5	3.3086	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A38957	An Exact relation of the most remarkable transactions that happened lately in Ireland with an account of a great sea-fight between the English and French fleets.		1689 (1689)	Wing E3694; ESTC R28618	4,140	2

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