Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	bear_v	life_n	live_v	4,791	5	5.2156	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55636	The life of the blessed St. Agnes virgin and martyr in prose and verse / by L. Sherling.	Sherling, L.	1677 (1677)	Wing P3179; ESTC R25817	41,432	135

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