Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	child_n	father_n	put_v	5,228	5	5.8876	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A94853	The tryal of Philip Standsfield, son to Sir James Standsfield, of New-Milns; for the murder of his father, and other crimes libel'd against him. / Published by authority.	Standsfield, Philip, d. 1688, defendant.	1688 (1688)	Wing T2210; ESTC R217941	49,311	53

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