Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	adversary_n	certain_a	great_a	35	3	2.1578	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08246	The blacke yeare Seria iocis.	Nixon, Anthony.	1606 (1606)	STC 18582; ESTC S119501	20,325	40

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