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	master_n	servant_n	6,134	5	7.3996	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05398	Svvord and buckler, or, Seruing-mans defence. By William Bas	Basse, William, d. ca. 1653.	1609 (1609)	STC 1555; ESTC S104511	7,758	34

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