Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	life_n	live_v	think_v	8,106	5	4.3475	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02059	A good speed to Virginia	Gray, Robert, 16th/17th cent.	1609 (1609)	STC 12204; ESTC S105839	15,771	30

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