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	place_n	1,086	5	4.0319	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43066	A letter from Sir Arthur Haselrigge in Portsmouth to an honourable member of the late Parliament	Hesilrige, Arthur, Sir, d. 1661.	1659 (1659)	Wing H1123; ESTC R30757	1,937	8

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