Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	church_n	day_n	time_n	20,034	5	4.0316	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56677	A letter of the Bishop of Chichester to his clergy	Patrick, Simon, 1626-1707.	1690 (1690)	Wing P820; ESTC R19118	3,933	8

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