Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	adam_n	sin_n	soul_n	5,612	5	5.5561	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35858	A dialogue between a blind-man and death	Standfast, Richard, 1608?-1684.	1686 (1686)	Wing D1291; ESTC R184577	3,923	1

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