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	great_a	place_n	1,085	5	3.8796	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65185	The Voyages of the ever renowned Sr. Francis Drake into the West Indies viz., his great adventures for gold and silver, with the gaining thereof, and an account of his surprising of Nombre de Dios : a large account of that voyage wherein he encompassed the world : his voyage made with Francis Knollis, and others, their taking the towns of St. Jago, Sancto Domingo, Carthageno, and Saint Augustin : his last voyage (in which he died) being accompanied with several valiant commanders, and the manner of his burial : collected out of the notes of the most approved authors, to which is added an account of his valorous exploits in the Spanish invasion.	Drake, Francis, Sir, d. 1637. Sir Francis Drake his Voyage about the world.; Bigges, Walter, d. 1586. A relation of Sr. Francis Drakes West-Indian voyage.	1683 (1683)	Wing V749; ESTC R32924	72,795	176

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