Selected quad for the lemma: enemy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	wont_a	word_n	year_n	12	3	4.9760	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A76805	A discovery of fire and salt discovering many secret mysteries, as well philosophicall, as theologicall.; Traicté du feu et du sel. English	Vigenère, Blaise de, 1523-1596.; Stephens, Edward.	1649 (1649)	Wing B3128; ESTC R230043	140,188	172

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