Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	aaron_n	great_a	lord_n	94	3	3.1237	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03752	Dendrologia Dodona's grove, or, the vocall forrest. By I.H. Esqr.	Howell, James, 1594?-1666.; Merian, Matthaeus, 1593-1650, engraver.	1640 (1640)	STC 13872; ESTC S119170	97,161	190

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