Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	family_n	husband_n	wife_n	3,861	5	7.2804	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67192	The country-wife a comedy acted at the Theatre Royal / written by Mr. Wycherley ...	Wycherley, William, 1640-1716.; Molière, 1622-1673.	1675 (1675)	Wing W3738; ESTC R21398	67,694	107

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