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	raise_v	siege_n	1,147	5	9.1227	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49302	The loves of Charles, Duke of Mantua, and of Margaret, Countess of Rovera translated out of Italian.; Amore di Carlo Gonzaga, duca di Mantova, e della contessa Margarita della Rovere. English	Leti, Gregorio, 1630-1701.	1669 (1669)	Wing L3274; ESTC R2877	74,616	204

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