Selected quad for the lemma: life_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
life_n	death_n	eternal_a	wage_n	6,951	5	11.2154	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96071	Divine meditations on acquaintance with God By E.W. Esquire.	Waterhouse, Edward, 1619-1670.	1653 (1653)	Wing W1045; ESTC R230808	35,949	68

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