Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	good_a	great_a	sin_n	3,394	5	4.6230	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47029	A sermon preached at Christ-Church, London, November the 2d, 1690 by David Jones ...	Jones, David, 1663-1724?	1690 (1690)	Wing J937; ESTC R31545	18,632	40

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