Selected quad for the lemma: enemy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	army_n	city_n	time_n	1,669	5	3.2326	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02408	A compendious treatise entituled, De re militari containing principall orders to be obserued in martiall affaires. VVritten in the Spanish tongue, by that worthie and famous captaine, Luis Gutierres de la Vega, citizen of Medina del Campo. And newlie translated into English, by Nicholas Lichefild.; De re militari. English	Gutierrez de la Vega, Luis, b. ca. 1509.; Lichefield, Nicholas.	1582 (1582)	STC 12538; ESTC S103562	20,851	48

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how_o the_o watch_n must_v be_v choose_v cap._n 16._o one_o watch_n must_v call_v another_o as_o have_v be_v already_o declare_v so_o that_o the_o sergeant_n may_v not_o be_v over_o trouble_v with_o that_o charge_n at_o the_o least_o not_o be_v in_o place_n of_o danger_n of_o enemy_n yet_o nevertheless_o he_o be_v not_o to_o be_v excuse_v from_o often_o visit_v of_o the_o watch_n by_o mean_a whereof_o he_o may_v have_v better_a understanding_n to_o know_v such_o soldier_n as_o he_o may_v best_o trust_v in_o time_n of_o necessity_n in_o the_o morning_n the_o body_n of_o the_o guard_n or_o watch_n shall_v come_v abroad_o with_o sound_n of_o drum_n by_o order_n accustom_v if_o there_o be_v no_o cause_n to_o the_o contrary_n ¶_o how_o the_o watch_n must_v be_v charge_v or_o set_v and_o where_o they_o meet_v or_o repair_v together_o cap._n 17._o the_o watch_n must_v be_v charge_v at_o the_o ensign_n &_o join_v together_o at_o the_o door_n where_o the_o cabo_n de_fw-fr squadra_n lie_v that_o 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