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	know_v	life_n	5,683	5	4.4284	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93423	A few words unto a particular people	Smith, William, d. 1673.	1669 (1669)	Wing S4302; ESTC R184392	6,217	8

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