Selected quad for the lemma: life_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
life_n	become_v	soul_n	spirit_n	4,215	5	5.2332	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06164	The diuel coniured	Lodge, Thomas, 1558?-1625.	1596 (1596)	STC 16655; ESTC S109564	63,922	90

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