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	faith_n	soul_n	6,085	5	5.0880	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06558	[The lyf of our lady]	Lydgate, John, 1370?-1451?	1484 (1484)	STC 17023; ESTC S100681	89,151	190

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