Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	able_a	abound_v	free_a	18	3	5.9431	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03875	The mirrour of mindes, or, Barclay's Icon animorum, Englished by T.M.; Satyricon. Part 4. English	Barclay, John, 1582-1621.; May, Thomas, 1595-1650.	1631 (1631)	STC 1399; ESTC S100801	121,640	564

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