Selected quad for the lemma: son_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
son_n	brother_n	father_n	husband_n	21,731	5	10.2785	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40687	A sermon preached at St. Clemens Danes at the funeral of Mr. George Heycock by Thomas Fuller ...	Fuller, Thomas, 1608-1661.	1657 (1657)	Wing F2464; ESTC R6581	11,917	28

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