Selected quad for the lemma: son_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
son_n	husband_n	sister_n	wife_n	31,415	5	10.2119	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16801	A true description of vnthankfulnesse: or an enemie to ingratitude. Compiled by Nicholas Breton Gent	Breton, Nicholas, 1545?-1626?	1602 (1602)	STC 3703; ESTC S116188	4,001	15

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