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	life_n	see_v	10,547	5	3.5363	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A31611	Eromena, or, The noble stranger a novel.	Chamberlayne, William, 1619-1689.	1683 (1683)	Wing C1864; ESTC R37555	15,636	78

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