Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	abide_v	able_a	place_n	35	3	3.8619	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65795	The middle state of souls from the hour of death to the day of judgment by Thomas White ...	White, Thomas, 1593-1676.	1659 (1659)	Wing W1836; ESTC R10159	87,827	292

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