Selected quad for the lemma: enemy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	according_a	lord_n	people_n	1,128	5	4.9041	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80828	Critical remarks upon the adventures of Telemachus son of Ulysses· Translated from the French.		1700 (1700)	Wing C6960A; ESTC R224553	20,327	48

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