Selected quad for the lemma: master_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
master_n	henry_n	sir_n	william_n	18,808	5	9.5041	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B21042	The man's the master a comedy / written by Sir William D'Avenant ...	D'Avenant, William, Sir, 1606-1668.; Scarron, Monsieur, 1610-1660. Jodelet.; Scarron, Monsieur, 1610-1660. Heritier ridicule.	1669 (1669)	Wing D331	51,773	84

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