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	power_n	raise_v	4,663	5	7.0679	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90884	The vanity of the lives and passions of men. Written by D. Papillon, Gent.	Papillon, David, 1581-1655?	1651 (1651)	Wing P304; Thomason E1222_1; ESTC R211044	181,604	424

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