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
A65793	A manuali [sic] of divine considerations delivered and concluded by ... Thomas White ; translated out of the original Latine copie.	White, Thomas, 1593-1676.	1655 (1655)	Wing W1833; ESTC R10112	54,484	214

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