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	life_n	word_n	4,662	5	4.0526	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07692	The apologye of syr Thomas More knyght	More, Thomas, Sir, Saint, 1478-1535.	1533 (1533)	STC 18078; ESTC S112850	142,420	593

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