Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	command_v	forbid_v	sin_n	4,155	5	5.7209	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A27103	A letter of advice concerning marriage by A.B.	A. B.	1676 (1676)	Wing B15; ESTC R18344	15,432	32

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