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	horse_n	1,599	5	6.8729	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56490	A particular relation of the battel, fought on the 29th of July, 1693, between the confederate army, commanded by His Majesty of Great Britain and the Elector of Bavaria, &c. and that of France, commanded by the M. d'Luxemburgh with an exact list of the principal officers killed, wounded, and taken prisoners on both sides.		1693 (1693)	Wing P597A; ESTC R5912	7,029	12

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