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	day_n	force_n	1,326	5	6.0011	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47938	L'Estrange his vindication from the calumnies of a malitious party in Kent (relating to a commotion there in May, 1648) which hee [sic] addresses to the authours and promoters of them.	L'Estrange, Roger, Sir, 1616-1704.	1649 (1649)	Wing L1324; ESTC R179516	20,223	34

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