Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	account_n	bodily_a	great_a	27	3	2.1554	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57063	A sermon preached before the Queen at White-Hall, August 21, 1692 by Nathanael Resbury ...	Resbury, Nathanael, 1643-1711.	1692 (1692)	Wing R1133; ESTC R35361	10,306	32

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