Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	child_n	express_v	parent_n	1,196	5	9.0833	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44666	The blessednesse of the righteous discoursed from Psal. 17, 15 / by John Howe ...	Howe, John, 1630-1705.	1668 (1668)	Wing H3015; ESTC R19303	281,960	488

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