Selected quad for the lemma: enemy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	advantage_n	army_n	battle_n	1,116	5	7.5166	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40612	Short memorials of Thomas Lord Fairfax written by himself.	Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671.; Fairfax, Brian, 1633-1711.	1699 (1699)	Wing F235; ESTC R16355	35,545	162

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