Selected quad for the lemma: master_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
master_n	good_a	servant_n	use_v	2,678	4	5.2929	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02534	Epistles the first volume: Containing II. decads. By Ioseph Hall; Epistles. Vol. 1	Hall, Joseph, 1574-1656.	1608 (1608)	STC 12661.7; ESTC S103637	49,336	198

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