Selected quad for the lemma: master_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
master_n	esquire_n	sir_n	thomas_n	10,356	5	9.6815	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06402	The phaenix in her flames A tragedy. The scene, Arabia. The author, Master William Lower.	Lower, William, Sir, 1600?-1662.	1639 (1639)	STC 16873; ESTC S108864	48,784	96

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