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	see_v	word_n	12,054	5	3.9522	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29768	Amusements serious and comical, calculated for the meridian of London by Mr. Brown.	Brown, Thomas, 1663-1704.	1700 (1700)	Wing B5051; ESTC R19929	56,419	166

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