Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	call_v	private_a	public_a	1,011	5	6.0450	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49985	The Earl of Danby's answer to Sr. Robert Howards book, entituled An account of the state of His Majesties revenue as it was left by the Earl of Danby at Lady-day, 1679.	Leeds, Thomas Osborne, Duke of, 1631-1712.	1680 (1680)	Wing L921; ESTC R2753	16,043	16

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