Selected quad for the lemma: master_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
master_n	abraham_n	prayer_n	wife_n	264	4	6.9378	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43515	A century of sermons upon several remarkable subjects preached by the Right Reverend Father in God, John Hacket, late Lord Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry ; published by Thomas Plume ...	Hacket, John, 1592-1670.; Plume, Thomas, 1630-1704.	1675 (1675)	Wing H169; ESTC R315	1,764,963	1,090

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