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	part_n	see_v	1,147	5	3.1024	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42639	The first lecture being an introduction to the military architecture, or fortifications read publiquely at Sr. Balthazar Gerbiers Academy.	Gerbier, Balthazar, Sir, 1592?-1667.	1650 (1650)	Wing G555; ESTC R39567	11,994	25

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