Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	discover_v	esteem_n	great_a	28	3	2.1254	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50760	A general discourse of simony by Ja. Metford.	Metford, James.	1682 (1682)	Wing M1938; ESTC R1780	70,265	175

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