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	month_n	year_n	13,715	5	5.5228	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63800	Modest observations on the present extraordinary frost ... by T.T.	Tryon, Thomas, 1634-1703.	1684 (1684)	Wing T3186; ESTC R4753	5,619	10

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