Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	aaron_n	abraham_n	king_n	34	3	2.8468	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57640	Balaams better wish delivered in a sermon / by William Rose.	Rose, William, fl. 1647-1648.	1647 (1647)	Wing R1940; ESTC R25527	34,950	42

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