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	find_v	prince_n	19	3	4.7310	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05062	The favorites chronicle; Chronique des favoris. English	Fancan, François Dorval-Langlois, sieur de, ca. 1576-1628.	1621 (1621)	STC 15203; ESTC S108220	28,775	46

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