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
A88298	Seasonable observations humbly offered to his highness the Lord Protector By Samuel Lambe of London, merchant.	Lambe, Samuel.	1657 (1657)	Wing L229; ESTC R225308	27,318	26

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