Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	blood_n	body_n	part_n	8,155	5	4.9083	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A37394	The Hertford letter: containing several brief observations on a late printed tryal, concerning the murder of Mrs. Sarah Stout.	P. D.	1699 (1699)	Wing D75; ESTC R213503	15,345	28

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