Selected quad for the lemma: soul_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
soul_n	appear_v	body_n	life_n	3,755	5	4.6231	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35983	Observations vpon Religio medici occasionally written by Sir Kenelme Digby, Knight.	Digby, Kenelm, Sir, 1603-1665.	1643 (1643)	Wing D1441; ESTC R20589	25,029	128

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