Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	fall_v	honour_n	reproachful_a	20	3	16.9793	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11862	The booke of honor and armes	Jones, Richard, fl. 1564-1602.; Segar, William, Sir, d. 1633, attributed name.; Saviolo, Vincentio.	1590 (1590)	STC 22163; ESTC S116992	81,597	191

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