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
B03153	An exact account of the taking by storm the English town of Athlone, June the 21st. In a letter from Dublin, June the 23th.		1691 (1691)	Wing E3585; ESTC R176810	1,294	2

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