Selected quad for the lemma: father_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
father_n	advance_v	advantage_n	great_a	32	3	2.1110	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A48615	A letter of advice to a young gentleman leaveing the university concerning his behaviour and conversation in the world / by R.L.	Lingard, R. (Richard), 1598?-1670.	1670 (1670)	Wing L2349; ESTC R12385	10,339	70

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