Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	day_n	holy_a	keep_v	4,585	5	6.3970	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26155	A sermon before the queen at White-hall, May 29, 1692 by F. Atterbury ...	Atterbury, Francis, 1662-1732.	1692 (1692)	Wing A4153; ESTC R7712	12,125	34

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