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	live_v	14,020	5	5.5195	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28583	Christ's importunity with sinners to accept of him by S. Bold.	Bold, S. (Samuel), 1649-1737.	1687 (1687)	Wing B3478; ESTC R26454	53,458	159

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