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	read_v	15,049	5	8.0831	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54130	A defence of the Duke of Buckingham's book of religion and worship from the exceptions of a nameless author by the Pensilvanian.	Penn, William, 1644-1718.	1685 (1685)	Wing P1275; ESTC R38190	24,101	36

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