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	soul_n	think_v	5,441	5	4.8272	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43138	A sermon preached before the King at White-Hall, January XVI, 1675/6 by Roger Hayward.	Hayward, Roger, 1639-1680.	1676 (1676)	Wing H1236; ESTC R25424	15,953	38

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