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	see_v	soul_n	14,522	5	5.2397	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A37030	A contemplation of mans mortalitie. Preached at Reading, by John Dashfield, M.A.	Dashfield, John.	1649 (1649)	Wing D279A; ESTC R214401	10,075	24

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