Selected quad for the lemma: master_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
master_n	great_a	know_v	see_v	2,714	4	3.0038	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A18750	A plaine or moste true report of a daungerous seruice stoutely attempted, and manfully brought to passe by English men, Scottes men, Wallons & other worthy soldiours, for the takying of Macklin on the sodaine, a strong citee in Flaunders: sette forthe at large with speciall pointes to bee noted: by Thomas Churchyard gentleman. 1580.	Churchyard, Thomas, 1520?-1604.	1580 (1580)	STC 5247; ESTC S105040	7,910	32

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