Selected quad for the lemma: master_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
master_n	child_n	servant_n	wife_n	7,379	5	6.5654	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A20863	The school of patience. Written in Latin by H. Drexelius. And faithfully translated into English, by R.S. Gent; Gymnasium patientiae. English	Drexel, Jeremias, 1581-1638.; R. S., gent.; Stanford, Robert, attributed name.; Marshall, William, fl. 1617-1650, engraver.	1640 (1640)	STC 7240; ESTC S109941	206,150	562

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