Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	better_a	cromwell_n	great_a	24	3	2.1239	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41181	A letter to a person of honour concerning the black box	Ferguson, Robert, d. 1714.	1680 (1680)	Wing F749; ESTC R29821	9,320	10

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