Selected quad for the lemma: father_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
father_n	love_n	love_v	world_n	20,088	5	6.2970	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43815	The best and worst of Paul, and his character in both conditions	Hill, Thomas, d. 1653.	1648 (1648)	Wing H2021; ESTC R25713	23,294	25

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