Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	die_v	end_n	life_n	13,615	5	4.8465	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05033	A briefe description of the notorious life of Iohn Lambe otherwise called Doctor Lambe. Together with his ignominious death.		1628 (1628)	STC 15177; ESTC S120018	10,330	24

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