Selected quad for the lemma: son_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
son_n	daughter_n	mother_n	sister_n	25,437	5	10.5778	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B00859	The first part of the faire widow of Watling Street & her 3 daughters, & how her wicked sonne accused her to be a harlot, & his sisters bastards, only to deceiue them of their portions. To the tune of Bragandary.; Widow of Watling street.		1625 (1625)	STC 25108; Interim Tract Supplement Guide Huth 50[71, 72]	2,047	1

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