Selected quad for the lemma: soul_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
soul_n	believe_v	body_n	life_n	6,305	5	4.8360	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33907	The difference between the present and future state of our bodies considered in a sermon / by Jeremy Collier.	Collier, Jeremy, 1650-1726.	1686 (1686)	Wing C5251; ESTC R23724	13,546	37

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