Selected quad for the lemma: life_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
life_n	line_n	page_n	read_v	4,280	5	9.9304	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57569	A true Protestant bridle, or, Some cursory remarks upon a sermon preached before the Lord Mayor, at St. Mary-Le-Bow, Jan. 30th, 1693/4 in a letter to Sir P.D. Bar.	T. R. (Thomas Rogers), 1660-1694.	1694 (1694)	Wing R1843; ESTC R5980	9,682	25

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