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	retreat_v	1,100	5	12.0493	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A87953	A letter from Holland: being a true relation of all the proceedings of the Northern armies. Under the command of Duke Hamilton, the Earl of Lendrick, the Lord Calander, Monroe, Sir Marmaduke Langdale, Sir Thomas Tilsley. And the rest of the English in the Northern Parts. Sent from a gentleman in Holland, to his friend here in England: which hath set down all the passages of the armies. Sept.23.		1648 (1648)	Wing L1476; Thomason E467_21; ESTC R205265	12,767	16

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whole_a horse_n foot_n and_o dragoon_n both_o sir_n marmaduke_n and_o we_o be_v drive_v to_o quit_v the_o ground_n in_o disorder_n the_o gen._n see_v this_o who_o be_v still_o on_o the_o moor_n expect_v the_o residue_n of_o the_o horse_n which_o be_v on_o that_o side_n of_o the_o river_n to_o come_v to_o we_o for_o their_o succour_n who_o be_v in_o fight_n and_o find_v that_o the_o enemy_n have_v there_o his_o whole_a army_n and_o stop_v all_o the_o passage_n betwixt_o we_o and_o the_o bridge_n on_o such_o a_o sudden_a that_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o our_o infantrie_n to_o come_v to_o we_o or_o we_o to_o go_v to_o they_o by_o the_o bridge_n give_v order_n that_o the_o few_o horse_n which_o be_v on_o the_o moor_n consider_v they_o be_v able_a to_o execute_v nothing_o nor_o yet_o recover_v the_o other_o side_n of_o the_o water_n shall_v march_v to_o monroe_n which_o they_o do_v according_o to_o the_o duke_n be_v then_o represent_v a_o impossibillity_n of_o his_o get_n to_o the_o 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