Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	good_a	speak_v	word_n	15,034	5	4.1980	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26529	Æsop at Epsom, or, A few select fables in verse by a cit.	Cit.	1698 (1698)	Wing A736; ESTC R21482	6,155	36

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