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	king_n	subject_n	2,457	5	6.6055	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35857	A dialogue at Oxford between a tutor and a gentleman, formerly his pupil, concerning government		1681 (1681)	Wing D1290; ESTC R20617	14,276	23

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