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	part_n	soul_n	20,019	5	5.7069	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57633	A philosophicall essay for the reunion of the langvages, or, The art of knowing all by the mastery of one	Rose, Henry, fl. 1656-1675.	1675 (1675)	Wing R1934; ESTC R229455	21,032	86

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