Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	call_v	die_v	life_n	8,374	5	4.6336	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90143	Bradshaws ultimum vale, being the last words that are ever intended to be spoke of him. As they were delivered in a sermon preach'd at his interrment. By J.O. D.D. time-server general of England.	Owen, John, 1616-1683, attributed name.	1659 (1659)	Wing O3; Thomason E1011_1; ESTC R203078	8,878	15

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