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	great_a	speak_v	260	4	3.9623	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59893	Sermons preach'd upon several occasions some of which were never before printed / by W. Sherlock.	Sherlock, William, 1641?-1707.	1700 (1700)	Wing S3364; ESTC R29357	211,709	562

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