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	good_a	work_n	1,044	5	5.6274	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36555	The forerunner of eternity, or, Messenger of death sent to healthy, sick and dying men / by H. Drexelius.	Drexel, Jeremias, 1581-1638.; Croyden, William.; Marshall, William, fl. 1617-1650.	1642 (1642)	Wing D2183; ESTC R35549	116,212	389

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