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	good_a	great_a	1,206	5	2.4098	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44507	A sermon preached at the anniversary meeting of the Eton-scholars at St. Mary le Bow on November 18, 1679 by Thomas Horn.	Horne, Thomas, 1627?-1688.	1680 (1680)	Wing H2813; ESTC R30339	15,428	36

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