Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	better_a	divine_a	great_a	88	3	2.0866	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65470	A sermon preached at the anniversary meeting of the Sons of Clergy-men, in St. Paul's Cathedral, December 3, 1700 by Richard West ...	West, Richard, 1671 or 2-1716.	1700 (1700)	Wing W1381; ESTC R14312	11,130	29

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