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
A64606	Epigrams, divine and moral by Sir Thomas Vrchard, Knight.	Urquhart, Thomas, Sir, 1611-1660.	1641 (1641)	Wing U135; ESTC R7441	21,116	70

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