Selected quad for the lemma: enemy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	arm_n	good_a	great_a	1,047	5	2.4349	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57684	Good service hitherto ill rewarded, or, An historicall relation of eight yeers services for King and Parliament done in and about Manchester and those parts by Lieu. Col. John Rosworm.	Rosworme, John, fl. 1630-1660.	1649 (1649)	Wing R1996; ESTC R7314	19,236	48

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