Selected quad for the lemma: master_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
master_n	abuse_v	servant_n	use_v	285	4	5.1359	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08255	The scourge of corruption. Or A crafty knaue needs no broker. Written by Anthony Nixon	Nixon, Anthony.	1615 (1615)	STC 18590; ESTC S110169	26,216	42

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