Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	know_v	life_n	time_n	7,912	5	3.6056	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66057	A sermon preached before the king, upon the seventh of March, 1668/9 by John, Lord Bishop of Chester.	Wilkins, John, 1614-1672.	1669 (1669)	Wing W2209; ESTC R7501	10,448	40

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