Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	body_n	die_v	soul_n	35,575	5	5.8301	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40736	A funeral-oration upon Favorite, my Lady * * * lap-dog by a person of quality.	Person of quality.	1699 (1699)	Wing F2539; ESTC R23351	11,851	30

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