Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	commandment_n	day_n	lord_n	1,958	5	4.2776	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40678	Mixt contemplations in better times by Thomas Fuller ...	Fuller, Thomas, 1608-1661.	1660 (1660)	Wing F2451; ESTC R7395	42,203	158

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