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	good_a	time_n	5,951	5	3.7938	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B06760	A vvarning for maidens to the tune of, The ladies fall.		1650 (1650)	Wing W921; Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.7[501]	2,357	1

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