Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	see_v	sin_n	soul_n	9,644	5	5.1376	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40498	The Friendly monitor laying open the crying sins of cursing, swearing, drinking, gaming, detraction, and luxury or immodesty ... : in five short discourses ...		1692 (1692)	Wing F2225; ESTC R777	33,216	88

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