Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	day_n	die_v	life_n	18,999	5	4.8164	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A84639	An unhappy vievv of the vvhole behaviour of my Lord Duke of Buckingham, at the French island, called the isle of Rhee / discovered by Colonell William Fleetwood, an unfortunate commander in that untoward service.	Fleetwood, William, Colonel.	1648 (1648)	Wing F1259; Thomason E430_14; ESTC R202115	6,192	16

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