Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	let_v	pray_v	prayer_n	13,352	5	6.4501	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26155	A sermon before the queen at White-hall, May 29, 1692 by F. Atterbury ...	Atterbury, Francis, 1662-1732.	1692 (1692)	Wing A4153; ESTC R7712	12,125	34

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