Selected quad for the lemma: enemy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	colonel_n	general_n	major_a	997	5	10.2700	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81446	A diary of the siege of Athlone. Giving a perfect account of the taking the castle, forts, and Irish-town, by storme, on the 30th. of June, last part. With a particular relation of their Majesties army passing the Shannon; and of their farther progress. By an engineer of the army, an eye-witness of the action. Licens'd, July the 11th. 1691. J. Fraiser		1691 (1691)	Wing D1377; ESTC R231402	5,031	8

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