Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	church_n	great_a	zion_n	50	3	8.6759	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00341	The comparation of a vyrgin and a martyr; Virginis et martyris comparatio. English	Erasmus, Desiderius, d. 1536.; Paynell, Thomas.	1537 (1537)	STC 10465.5; ESTC S116236	19,030	79

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