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	live_v	time_n	13,446	5	4.0318	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28990	The martyrdom of Theodora and of Didymus by a person of honour.	Boyle, Robert, 1627-1691.	1687 (1687)	Wing B3987; ESTC R2732	80,960	270

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