Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	action_n	beg_v	great_a	33	3	2.0875	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88639	An essay on the first book of T. Lucretius Carus De rerum natura. Interpreted and made English verse by J. Evelyn Esq;	Evelyn, John, 1620-1706.; Lucretius Carus, Titus.; Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607-1677, engraver.	1656 (1656)	Wing L3446; Thomason E1572_2; ESTC R202749	109,556	191

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