Selected quad for the lemma: father_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
father_n	husband_n	sister_n	wife_n	16,299	5	9.4514	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A20829	Mortimeriados The lamentable ciuell vvarres of Edward the second and the barrons.	Drayton, Michael, 1563-1631.	1596 (1596)	STC 7208; ESTC S105390	46,972	148

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