Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	david_n	young_a	youth_n	34	3	8.2641	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A74977	The vvorld conquered, or a believers victory over the world Layd open in several sermons on I. John 5.4. By R.A.	R. A. (Richard Alleine), 1611-1681.	1668 (1668)	Wing A1009A; ESTC R230092	210,189	352

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