Selected quad for the lemma: enemy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	ambassador_n	king_n	send_v	1,788	5	5.7207	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B05844	Divine breathings: or, A pious soul thirsting after Christ	T. S. (Thomas Sherman); Perin, Christopher.	1671 (1671)	Wing S3388A; ESTC R184098	42,078	222

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