Selected quad for the lemma: soul_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
soul_n	action_n	body_n	part_n	4,570	5	4.8992	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67468	The life of John Donne, Dr. in divinity, and late dean of Saint Pauls Church London	Walton, Izaak, 1593-1683.	1658 (1658)	Wing W668; ESTC R17794	42,451	172

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