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	think_v	time_n	4,367	5	3.6997	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A48004	A letter from a gentleman in the countrey to some of his friends at London shewing from the principles of the Jesuits that their protestations at their death is no argument of their innocency.	N. N., Gentleman in the countrey.	1679 (1679)	Wing L1395; ESTC R9615	6,710	9

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