Selected quad for the lemma: enemy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	david_n	lord_n	saul_n	3,363	5	9.9017	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47366	A sermon preached before the Kings Most Excellent Majesty at Oxford by H.K., D.D.	Killigrew, Henry, 1613-1700.; King, Henry, 1592-1669.	1643 (1643)	Wing K445; Wing K503_CANCELLED; ESTC R18028	11,120	24

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