Selected quad for the lemma: end_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
end_n	good_a	life_n	work_n	5,604	5	5.6460	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60609	The great salvation in another world, ascertain'd as to faith, and consider'd as to practice by William Smith, D.D.	Smith, William, D.D.	1696 (1696)	Wing S4279; ESTC R13254	14,500	31

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