Selected quad for the lemma: enemy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	flank_n	horse_n	wing_n	1,043	5	9.6383	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A38866	An Exact account of the siege of Namur with a perfect diary of the campagne in Flanders, from the King's departure from Kensington, May the 12th, to his return to London, Octob. 11th, 1695 / by a gentleman attending His Majesty during the whole campagne.	Gentleman attending His Majesty during the whole campagne.	1695 (1695)	Wing E3582A; ESTC R31463	32,650	60

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