Selected quad for the lemma: reason_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
reason_n	body_n	soul_n	unite_v	2,430	5	9.9794	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57514	The certainty of a future state, or, An occasional letter concerning apparitions by J. Roe.	Roe, J.	1698 (1698)	Wing R1774; ESTC R27562	14,433	52

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