Selected quad for the lemma: master_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
master_n	abandon_v	become_v	city_n	34	3	5.0853	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07224	Reasons monarchie. Set forth by Robert Mason of Lincolnes Inne Gent	Mason, Robert, 1571-1635.	1602 (1602)	STC 17621; ESTC S101429	39,949	156

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