Selected quad for the lemma: master_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
master_n	call_v	good_a	servant_n	2,802	4	6.4698	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65235	Two letters to a friend, concerning the distempers of the present times	R. W.	1686 (1686)	Wing W104; ESTC R222551	25,813	36

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