Selected quad for the lemma: life_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
life_n	believe_v	everlasting_a	only_a	4,227	5	6.5529	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13731	The vanitee of this world	Thomas, William, Clerk of the Council to Edward VI.	1549 (1549)	STC 24023; ESTC S119757	25,185	74

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