Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	alive_a	ghost_n	great_a	25	3	2.1020	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07330	The tragedie of Cleopatra Queen of Ægypt. By T.M. Acted 1626	May, Thomas, 1595-1650.	1639 (1639)	STC 17717; ESTC S112548	31,432	84

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