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	great_a	1,869	5	2.9565	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34478	The copy of a letter from a gentleman in Dort to a member of the House of Commons in London translated out of Dutch.	Gentleman in Dort.	1690 (1690)	Wing C6115; ESTC R17343	14,934	17

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