Selected quad for the lemma: father_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
father_n	sister_n	son_n	wife_n	28,080	5	9.0955	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01989	The strange discovery a tragi-comedy. Written by I.G. Gent.	J. G. (John Gough), fl. 1640.; Heliodorus, of Emesa.	1640 (1640)	STC 12133; ESTC S103348	49,141	90

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