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	fault_n	parent_n	1,043	5	9.1125	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36905	The mourning-ring, in memory of your departed friend ...	Dunton, John, 1627 or 8-1676.	1692 (1692)	Wing D2630; ESTC R2302	327,182	600

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