Selected quad for the lemma: enemy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	appear_v	great_a	time_n	1,507	5	3.2676	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A32074	A discourse concerning the rise and antiquity of cathedral worship in a letter to a friend.	Calamy, Benjamin, 1642-1686.	1699 (1699)	Wing C269; ESTC R22097	30,908	35

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