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	servant_n	unprofitable_a	1,244	5	10.6349	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12088	The blessednes of the Virgin Marie the mother of our Lord Iesvs Christ.	Shaw, John, 1559-1625.	1618 (1618)	STC 22391; ESTC S103212	48,106	180

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