Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	husband_n	wife_n	woman_n	4,471	5	7.1539	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26097	Some reflections upon marriage occasion'd by the Duke & Dutchess of Mazarine's case, which is also considered.	Astell, Mary, 1668-1731.	1700 (1700)	Wing A4067; ESTC R32824	41,614	105

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