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	great_a	king_n	8,350	5	3.6186	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66933	The accomplish'd courtier consisting of institutions and examples, by which courtiers and officers of state may square their transactions prudently, and in good order and method / by H.W. Gent.; Traicté de la cour. Part 2. English	Refuge, Eustache de, d. 1617.; H. W.; Walsingham, Francis, Sir, 1530?-1590.; Walsingham, Edward, d. 1663.	1660 (1660)	Wing W33A; ESTC R23349	75,359	168

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