Selected quad for the lemma: enemy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	advance_v	army_n	battle_n	1,072	5	7.5648	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A69648	A detection of the actions of Mary Queen of Scots concerning the murther of her husband, and her conspiracy, adultery, and pretended marriage with the Earl Bothwell and a defence of the true Lords, maintainers of the King's Majesties action and authority / written in Latin by G. Buchanan ; translated into Scotch and now made English.; De Maria Scotorum regina. English	Buchanan, George, 1506-1582.	1689 (1689)	Wing B5282; ESTC R4626	77,119	81

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