Selected quad for the lemma: master_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
master_n	servant_n	serve_v	service_n	5,550	5	7.2254	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19611	The terrestriall paradise, or, Happinesse on earth. Written by Robert Crofts	R. C. (Robert Crofts)	1639 (1639)	STC 6044; ESTC S109076	37,271	114

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