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	parent_n	part_n	2,841	5	5.1502	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26092	A serious proposal to the ladies, for the advancement of their true and greatest interest by a lover of her sex.	Astell, Mary, 1668-1731.	1694 (1694)	Wing A4062; ESTC R9521	37,830	178

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