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
A64308	An introduction to the history of England by Sir William Temple, Baronet.	Temple, William, Sir, 1628-1699.	1695 (1695)	Wing T638; ESTC R14678	83,602	334

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