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	father_n	good_a	2,753	5	4.1032	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12809	A sermon preached at Hartford assises, March 14. 1616 by John Squire ...	Squire, John, ca. 1588-1653.	1618 (1618)	STC 23116; ESTC S1729	11,190	42

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