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	sin_n	5,061	5	4.7558	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06134	The consent of time disciphering the errors of the Grecians in their Olympiads, the vncertaine computation of the Romanes in their penteterydes and building of Rome, of the Persians in their accompt of Cyrus, and of the vanities of the Gentiles in fables of antiquities, disagreeing with the Hebrewes, and with the sacred histories in consent of time. VVherein is also set downe the beginning, continuance, succession, and ouerthrowes of kings, kingdomes, states, and gouernments. By Lodovvik Lloid Esquire.	Lloyd, Lodowick, fl. 1573-1610.	1590 (1590)	STC 16619; ESTC S108762	565,858	746

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1_o common_a wealth_n government_n and_o continuance_n fol._n 209._o of_o the_o first_o king_n of_o media_n of_o their_o government_n law_n and_o continuance_n from_o deiocis_n until_o astyages_n the_o last_o king_n of_o the_o mede_n 214._o strabo_n zonaras_n diodorus_n orosius_n josephus_n pomp._n mela._n trog_n pomp._n ruffinus_n of_o lydia_n of_o the_o antiquity_n of_o lydia_n of_o the_o original_n of_o their_o king_n and_o of_o their_o 1_o common_a wealth_n and_o government_n fol._n 223._o of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o king_n of_o lydia_n from_o ardis_n the_o sixth_o king_n until_o croesus_n the_o last_o king_n of_o lydia_n and_o of_o their_o destruction_n by_o cyrus_n and_o the_o kingdom_n bring_v subject_a to_o persia._n 229._o eusebius_n ruffinus_n herodot_n diodor._n &_o functius_n trogus_n pompeius_n strabo_n pomp._n mela._n melancthon_n appianus_n of_o persia_n of_o the_o first_o original_n of_o persian_n of_o the_o antiquity_n of_o their_o king_n of_o their_o 1_o common_a 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