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
A65770	A letter from Mr. Samuel White, to his brother in London, dated in Siam, Sept. 20, 1686 giving a full account of the late rebellion made by the people of Macasser, inhabiting in that country, which ended with the death of all the rebells, who were totally destroy'd by the kings forces assisted by some Europeans of several nations, amongst whom Capt. Henry Udall and some others of our countrymen most unhappily lost their lives.	White, Samuel, ca. 1650-1689.	1687 (1687)	Wing W1805; ESTC R33591	4,594	6

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