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	time_n	1,691	5	3.1967	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A70308	A letter concerning separation written formerly by a reverend author, and recommended to all (especially the truly Christian and honest-minded) members of the separation within this distracted and divided kingdom.	Hall, Joseph, 1574-1656.	1681 (1681)	Wing H389A; ESTC R9568	2,972	4

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