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	hand_n	life_n	6,519	5	4.2931	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40992	The Female advocate, or, An ansvver to a late satyr against the pride, lust and inconstancy, &c. of woman written by a lady in vindication of her sex.	S. F.; Egerton, Sarah Fyge.	1686 (1686)	Wing F56; ESTC R16722	11,727	26

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