Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	die_v	john_n	sir_n	12,112	5	5.7810	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A37427	An essay upon projects	Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731.	1697 (1697)	Wing D832; ESTC R9631	96,501	353

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