Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	call_v	lord_n	speak_v	5,783	5	4.6215	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50548	A sermon preached at White-Hall in Lent, March the 16, 1682/3 by Richard Meggott ...	Meggott, Richard, d. 1692.	1683 (1683)	Wing M1627; ESTC R17024	12,299	42

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