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	let_v	people_n	10,994	5	4.7484	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40783	A letter to His Grace the D. of Monmouth this 15th of July, 1680 by a true lover of his person and the peace of the kingdom.	C. F.	1680 (1680)	Wing F3; ESTC R27974	3,123	4

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