Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	young_a	youth_n	youthful_a	46	3	10.6791	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35129	An epistle to young people professing the truth	Crook, John, 1617-1699.	1686 (1686)	Wing C7210; ESTC R29663	4,926	8

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