Selected quad for the lemma: master_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
master_n	john_n	richard_n	sir_n	21,631	5	7.8335	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90782	A pleasant new ballad of the Miller of Mansfield in Sherwood and how he was lodged at a millers house, and their pleasant communication. To the tune of, The French lavalto.		1663 (1663)	Wing P2554A; ESTC R43900	4,381	2

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