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	march_v	way_n	2,175	5	4.4521	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A48746	A project of a descent upon France by a person of quality.	Littleton, Edward, b. 1626.	1691 (1691)	Wing L2581; ESTC R36482	16,545	32

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