Selected quad for the lemma: master_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
master_n	assistant_n	say_a	warden_n	5,236	5	13.4027	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77344	A breviate of the weavers business before the Honourable Committee of the House of Commons in the Star-Chamber.		1648 (1648)	Wing B4416; Thomason E455_6; ESTC R205013	5,957	8

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