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
A85593	A great fight at sea, between the English, French, Dutch, and Portugals, neer Gibralterre in the Streights: with the manner of their engagement; the particulars of the fight; and the number of ships sunk and taken by Captain Pen, vice-admirall for the Parliament of England also a bloudy fight in Ireland between the Parliaments forces, commanded by Collonel Axtel, Col. Pretty, Col. Zanchey, and Col. Cooke; and the Irish under the command of Commis. General Dungan. With a list of the colonels, lieutenant-colonels, majors, captains, and the rest of the officers and souldiers, killed and taken prisoners on both sides.		1651 (1651)	Wing G1696; Thomason E650_6; ESTC R202341	3,214	8

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