Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	master_n	servant_n	service_n	3,408	5	7.4851	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13763	Newes from the north. Otherwise called The conference betvveen Simon Certain, and Pierce Plowman, faithfully collected and gathered by T.F. student	T. F., student.	1579 (1579)	STC 24062; ESTC S118412	60,813	88

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also_o i_o pray_v you_o let_v i_o hear_v neighbour_n quoth_v pierce_v an_o other_o tale_n by_o the_o host_n of_o a_o young_a gentleman_n that_o have_v mortgage_v his_o land_n come_v to_o a_o other_o great_a officer_n of_o the_o law_n to_o who_o be_v offer_v to_o sell_v his_o land_n of_o who_o he_o have_v great_a comfort_n chap._n 16._o it_o fortune_v a_o other_o time_n i_o be_v in_o rent_n also_o at_o the_o house_n of_o a_o other_o great_a and_o rich_a officer_n towards_o the_o law_n where_o i_o have_v occasion_n to_o sojourn_v certain_a day_n during_o which_o time_n there_o come_v thither_o a_o young_a gentle_a man_n to_o offer_v his_o land_n to_o sell_v and_o make_v a_o offer_n thereof_o unto_o this_o man_n in_o my_o presence_n unto_o who_o this_o worshipful_a lawyer_n speak_v in_o this_o manner_n wherefore_o will_v you_o sell_v your_o land_n quoth_v he_o be_v a_o ancient_a possession_n and_o a_o fair_a live_n sir_n quoth_v this_o young_a man_n i_o be_o fall_v into_o great_a debt_n 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