Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	good_a	life_n	see_v	9,943	5	3.4753	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55723	The present state of the Protestants in France in three letters / written by a gentleman at London to his friend in the country.	Gentleman at London.	1681 (1681)	Wing P3274; ESTC R29406	31,309	36

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