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	horse_n	rear_n	1,004	5	11.0842	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89797	A narration of the siege and taking of the town of Leicester the last of May, 1645. by the Kings forces: together with other proceedings of the Committee, and answers to some aspersions cast upon that Committee.		1645 (1645)	Wing N162; Thomason E289_6	9,142	12

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