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	way_n	5,120	5	4.6622	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59295	Cambyses, King of Persia a tragedy ... / written by Elkanah Settle, Gent.	Settle, Elkanah, 1648-1724.	1671 (1671)	Wing S2664; ESTC R18117	53,996	98

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