Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	fear_v	life_n	live_v	6,130	5	5.4944	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07968	Barley-breake, or, A vvarning for vvantons. Written by W.N. Gent	W. N., Gent.	1607 (1607)	STC 18336; ESTC S110078	8,618	22

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