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	love_v	world_n	6,760	5	5.1542	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50838	A farewel sermon preached at the Tabernacle in Spittle-Fields by Luke Milbourn ...	Milbourne, Luke, 1649-1720.	1699 (1699)	Wing M2032; ESTC R15533	20,084	33

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