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
A78023	Meditations upon 1 Sam. 26. 19. Humbly presented to the Common-Councel of London, for their serious rumination. / By their servant for their good, Henry Burton.	Burton, Henry, 1578-1648.	1647 (1647)	Wing B6167; Thomason E399_24; ESTC R201725	10,672	16

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