Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	king_n	sir_n	time_n	13,118	5	3.4717	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A32878	A Short account of the progress of the mole at Tangier	Cholmley, Hugh, Sir, 1600-1657.	1680 (1680)	Wing C3925; ESTC R35572	5,897	8

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