Selected quad for the lemma: reason_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
reason_n	death_n	life_n	sin_n	5,988	5	5.1718	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A48023	A letter from a minister to his friend concerning the game of chesse		1680 (1680)	Wing L1418A; ESTC R34974	2,381	1

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