Selected quad for the lemma: enemy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	charge_v	horse_n	retreat_n	997	5	10.7747	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A38887	An Exact and perfect relation of the proceedings of the army under the command of Sir Thomas Fairfax, from the sixth of this instant July to the eleventh of the same wherein is expressed the particulars of the victory obtained by the Parliaments forces over Goring, neer Langport in Sommersetshire : dated at Sir Thomas Fairfax quarters at Middlesey, 4 miles from Bridgewater, July 11.		1645 (1645)	Wing E3607; ESTC P1047	3,544	10

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