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	life_n	see_v	16,095	5	3.5035	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A87235	A brief relation of the surprise of the forts of Weymouth, the siege of Melcombe, the recovery of the forts, and raising of the siege. / By P.J. minister to the garrison.	Ince, Peter, b. 1614 or 1615.	1645 (1645)	Wing I128; Thomason E274_7; ESTC R210069	5,829	8

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