Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	call_v	great_a	name_n	13,972	5	4.9723	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51167	Monsieur in a mouse-trap, or, The parable of the shark & herring-pond by the author of The magpies.	Author of The magpies.	1691 (1691)	Wing M2458; ESTC R13472	5,075	4

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