Selected quad for the lemma: order_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
order_n	day_n	great_a	lord_n	3,282	5	3.6061	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A70620	More sad and lamentable news from Bristol in a sober letter from a gentleman of that city to his friend in London.		1682 (1682)	Wing M2715; ESTC R221910	6,518	10

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