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	sin_n	13,827	5	4.6650	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07484	The legend of Humphrey Duke of Glocester. By Chr: Middleton	Middleton, Christopher, 1560?-1628.	1600 (1600)	STC 17868; ESTC S120082	18,980	48

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