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	great_a	part_n	1,014	5	3.9894	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34891	The Crafty lady, or, The Rival of himself a gallant intreague / translated out of French into English by F.C. Ph.	F. C. Ph.	1683 (1683)	Wing C6774; ESTC R40349	48,954	165

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