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
A63701	A true relation of the late fight betweene Sr. VVilliam VVallers forces and those sent from Oxford with the manner of Sir William Wallers retreat to Bristoll, and the condition of his army at this present / sent from a Colonell in that army now in Bristoll to a friend of his in London.	Colonell in the Army.	1643 (1643)	Wing T2981; ESTC R1826	1,426	7

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