Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	bill_n	house_n	pass_v	12,480	5	7.4741	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35809	Reasons for His Majesties passing the bill of exclusion in a letter to a friend.	Devonshire, William Cavendish, Duke of, 1640-1707.	1681 (1681)	Wing D1233; ESTC R253	6,671	10

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