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	horse_n	regiment_n	1,920	5	9.9256	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25957	An Account of the siege of the famous city of Dunkirk by the English forces, &c. together with the scituation, natural strength, and antient and modern fortifications of the said place.		1692 (1692)	Wing A389; ESTC R14909	2,133	1

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