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	great_a	life_n	9,573	5	4.2493	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40612	Short memorials of Thomas Lord Fairfax written by himself.	Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671.; Fairfax, Brian, 1633-1711.	1699 (1699)	Wing F235; ESTC R16355	35,545	162

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