Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	heart_n	speak_v	word_n	18,801	5	4.3019	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42356	A humble acknowledgment of the sins of the ministery of Scotland	Guthrie, James, 1612?-1661.	1653 (1653)	Wing G2262; ESTC R204011	9,153	19

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