Selected quad for the lemma: enemy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	day_n	night_n	shoot_v	1,094	5	9.3173	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A38917	An Exact diary of the siege of the city of Ments, from the time that the imperialists first sate down before it, to the surrender of the place		1689 (1689)	Wing E3641; ESTC R8665	9,861	20

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