Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	lord_n	master_n	servant_n	3,754	5	6.8479	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63910	A letter of resolution to a friend, concerning marriage of cousin Germans by John Turner ...	Turner, John, b. 1649 or 50.	1682 (1682)	Wing T3310; ESTC R7495	18,496	47

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