Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	act_n	pay_v	say_a	1,402	5	6.9915	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B28740	Reasons humbly offered by the Corporation and Company of Glass-sellers of London, against passing the bill for laying duties on glass, &c.	Company of Glass Sellers (London, England)	1695 (1695)	Wing R531B; Interim Tract Supplement Guide 816.m.12[131]; ESTC R220826	572	2

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