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	fear_n	soul_n	4,913	5	4.9957	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00034	Susanna: or, the arraignment of the two vniust elders	Aylett, Robert, 1583-1655?	1622 (1622)	STC 1003; ESTC S100330	23,050	50

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