Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	great_a	know_v	see_v	13,508	5	3.0978	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54262	The Quakers rejected which was also foretold by a person once eminent among them, taken out of his writings which were published some years ago.	Pennyman, John, 1628-1706.; Pennyman, Mary, 1630-1701.	1676 (1676)	Wing P1411; ESTC R36663	6,706	10

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