Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	breath_n	cut_v	great_a	77	3	2.1045	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12625	An humble supplication to her Maiestie	Southwell, Robert, Saint, 1561?-1595.	1600 (1600)	STC 22949.5; ESTC S118938	34,797	92

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