Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	day_n	great_a	know_v	12,686	5	3.6744	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A48170	A Letter to a friend in the country concerning His Grace the Duke of Buckingham		1679 (1679)	Wing L1648; ESTC R36354	3,194	4

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