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	shoot_v	1,104	5	9.3676	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52653	A Narrative of the siege and surrender of Maestricht, to the most Christian King, on the 30 of June		1673 (1673)	Wing N225; ESTC R4377	8,405	14

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