Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	age_n	die_v	year_n	6,258	5	4.9578	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A27268	The Behaviour and execution of Robert Green and Lawrence Hill two of the persons condemn'd at the Kings Bench Bar, February 11th, for the most notorious and barbarous murther of Sir Edmondbury Godfrey, the twelth of October last : who suffered at Tyburn on Friday, February 21, 1678/9 : with an account of their lives, conditions, deportment after sentence, discourses with Mr. Ordinary, and other most remarkable circumstances.	Smith, Samuel, 1620-1698.	1678 (1678)	Wing B1704; ESTC R22367	2,862	10

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