Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	certain_a	company_n	good_a	35	3	2.1572	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39785	A short and impartial view of the manner and occasion of the Scots colony's coming away from Darien in a letter to a person of quality.	Fletcher, Andrew, 1655-1716.	1699 (1699)	Wing F1297; ESTC R6209	27,049	42

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