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
A26536	Æsop in select fables ... with A dialogue between Bow-steeple dragon and the Exchange grashoper.	Aesop.	1698 (1698)	Wing A743; ESTC R17939	46,103	128

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