Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	ability_n	able_a	power_n	37	3	4.3353	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61017	A rationale upon the Book of common prayer of the Church of England by Anth. Sparrow ... ; with the form of consecration of a church or chappel, and of the place of Christian burial ; by Lancelot Andrews ...	Sparrow, Anthony, 1612-1685.; Andrewes, Lancelot, 1555-1626. Form of consecration of a church or chappel.	1672 (1672)	Wing S4832; Wing A3127_CANCELLED; ESTC R5663	174,420	446

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