Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	find_v	life_n	sin_n	7,038	5	4.6201	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A48837	A sermon preached at the funeral of Mr. Francis Mitchel, who dyed the 19th, and was buried the 24th of July, 1671	Lloyd, William, 1627-1717.	1671 (1671)	Wing L2702A; ESTC R20394	10,987	39

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