Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	accusation_n	accuse_v	alive_a	18	3	8.1148	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29475	A Brief relation of the persecution and sufferings of the reformed churches of France translated out of French, and published for more general information.		1668 (1668)	Wing B4628; ESTC R13961	14,115	26

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