Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	body_n	dead_a	soul_n	13,599	5	6.0126	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55342	Reason a poem / written by the author of The choice.	Pomfret, John, 1667-1702.	1700 (1700)	Wing P2797; ESTC R31930	2,732	14

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