Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	daughter_n	elder_a	marry_v	10,918	5	9.6530	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41837	The Graves-end tilt-boat		1699 (1699)	Wing G1606; ESTC R4953	21,400	50

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