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
a31542	The Spanish decameron, or, Ten novels ... made English by R.L.	Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616. Novelas ejemplares. English. Selections.; Castillo Solórzano, Alonso de, 1584-1648? Garduña de Sevilla y anzuelo de las bolsas. English. Selections.; L'Estrange, Roger, Sir, 1616-1704.	1687 (1687)	Wing C1780; Wing S4803A; ESTC R8859	255,099	600

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