Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	earl_n	john_n	viscount_n	38,711	5	12.0935	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26126	The Christian physician by Henry Atherton, M.D.	Atherton, Henry, M.D.	1683 (1683)	Wing A4112; ESTC R35287	159,440	417

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