Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	earl_n	honourable_a	right_n	13,405	5	6.9102	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A38031	Sermons on special occasions and subjects ... by John Edwards ...	Edwards, John, 1637-1716.	1698 (1698)	Wing E211; ESTC R39657	221,769	511

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