Selected quad for the lemma: enemy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	battle_n	horse_n	wing_n	1,425	5	9.2342	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34322	Diana, Dutchess of Mantua, or, The persecuted lover a romance / written by R.C., Gent.	R. C. (Rowland Carleton)	1679 (1679)	Wing C587; ESTC R19446	111,058	172

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