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	life_n	live_v	15,580	5	5.5829	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65778	M. Whitebread's contemplations during his confinement in Newgate	Whitbread, Thomas, 1618-1679.	1679 (1679)	Wing W1815; ESTC R39757	4,100	1

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