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	live_v	see_v	4,131	5	3.4899	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59826	A letter to a member of the convention	Sherlock, William, 1641?-1707.	1688 (1688)	Wing S3298; ESTC R30640	6,471	6

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