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	house_n	time_n	11,284	5	3.5200	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A48005	A letter from a gentleman in Yorkshire, to his country-man in London, concerning the Duke of Leeds with an answer to the said letter.	Gentleman in Yorkshire.	1695 (1695)	Wing L1396; ESTC R9449	10,064	35

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