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	word_n	268	4	3.7846	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B01370	The amorous travellers, or, The night-adventures written originally in Spanish by a person of honour. Translated into French by the exquisite pen of the Sieur Deganes, and into English by J.B.; Engaños deste siglo y historia sucedida en nuestros tiempos. English	Loubayssin de Lamarca, Francisco.; Bulteel, John, fl. 1683.; Ganes, sieur de.	1671 (1671)	Wing A3021AB; ESTC R224365	80,867	226

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