Selected quad for the lemma: enemy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	evil_a	good_a	overcome_v	2,148	5	9.0851	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26096	Six familiar essays upon marriage, crosses in love, sickness, death, loyalty and friendship written by a lady.	Astell, Mary, 1668-1731.	1696 (1696)	Wing A4066; ESTC R16320	41,222	124

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