Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	dead_a	life_n	power_n	7,240	5	5.0896	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41818	Gratiae theatrales, or, A choice ternary of English plays composed upon especial occasions by several ingenious persons.	T. W., fl. 1662. Thorny-abbey.; Watson, Thomas, d. 1686.	1662 (1662)	Wing G1580; ESTC R26436	30,642	73

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