Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	death_n	die_v	life_n	17,942	5	5.0592	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40852	The famous history of Guy Earl of Warwick by Samuel Smithson.; Guy of Warwick (Romance)	Smithson, Samuel.	1600 (1600)	Wing F375; ESTC R8795	10,858	26

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