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	time_n	23,952	5	3.5867	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80690	The court and city vagaries or intrigues, of both sexes. Written by one of the fair sex.	One of the fair sex.	1700-1710 (1710)	Wing C6584A; ESTC N4154	21,640	58

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