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	regiment_n	3,439	5	9.9911	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25736	The Approach and signal victory of K. Williams forces over the Irish army encamped round Limmerick also, the fording the river Shannon : together with the besigeing that important garison : with an account of Col. Woosleys defeating a body of the Irish rapperies near Atbloane, sent express to the Queen.		1690 (1690)	Wing A3588; ESTC R24711	1,667	2

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