Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	live_v	time_n	year_n	6,669	5	4.9996	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17458	A handkercher for parents wet eyes vpon the death of children. A consolatory letter to a friend.	I. C.	1630 (1630)	STC 4279; ESTC S120682	16,348	71

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