Selected quad for the lemma: sin_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
sin_n	act_n	body_n	soul_n	3,875	5	5.3875	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36581	Absalom and Achitophel a poem.; Absalom and Achitophel	Dryden, John, 1631-1700.	1681 (1681)	Wing D2214; ESTC R1552	18,435	34

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