Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	work_n	write_a	write_v	22	3	6.0607	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39808	The pilgrim a comedy as it is acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane / written originally by Mr. Fletcher and now very much alter'd with several additions ; likewise a prologue, epilogue, dialogue and masque written by the late great poet Mr. Dryden just before his death, being the last of his works.	Fletcher, John, 1579-1625.; Dryden, John, 1631-1700.; Vanbrugh, John, Sir, 1664-1726.	1700 (1700)	Wing F1349; ESTC R226220	42,417	63

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