Selected quad for the lemma: enemy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	foot_n	horse_n	lieutenant_n	1,268	5	9.4061	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89612	A relation of the great victories and successes of the garrison of Plymouth, since the last account, given you in the continuation of the true narration, May 10. Truly expressed from thence in two severall letters, the one from Leivetenant Collonell Martin, commander in chiefe there, to a friend of his in London. The other by a captaine there, to a worthy minister of this citie.	Martin, Robert, Lieutenant Colonel.	1644 (1644)	Wing M836; Thomason E50_10; ESTC R23226	3,636	8

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