Selected quad for the lemma: father_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
father_n	brother_n	sister_n	wife_n	37,476	5	9.5607	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61353	The State prodigal his return coming a true state of the nation, in a letter to a friend.		1689 (1689)	Wing S5326; ESTC R184608	10,240	4

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