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	owe_v	parent_n	5,339	5	9.4563	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15642	Fidelia. Newly corrected and augmented, by George Withers of Lincolnes Inne Gentleman	Wither, George, 1588-1667.	1619 (1619)	STC 25907; ESTC S120231	23,315	60

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