Selected quad for the lemma: master_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
master_n	able_a	good_a	time_n	441	4	3.1384	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A20075	Penny-vvis[e] pound foolish or, a Bristovv diamond, set in t[wo] rings, and both crack'd Profitable for married men, pleasant for young men, a[nd a] rare example for all good women.	Dekker, Thomas, ca. 1572-1632.	1631 (1631)	STC 6516; ESTC S105255	28,178	46

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