Selected quad for the lemma: enemy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	admiral_n	fleet_n	ship_n	1,052	5	7.3618	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B05865	A short relation of the happy victory, obtained by His Majesties fleet against the Dutch, upon the third and fourth of June, one thousand six hundred and sixty five.		1665 (1665)	Wing S3621; ESTC R184166	1,450	1

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