Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	dead_a	life_n	live_v	7,322	5	6.0283	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B23048	A testimony concerning George Russel who dyed a prisoner upon truth's account for bearing his testimouy [sic] against tythes.	Ford, Robert, of Devonshire.; Batt, Jasper, d. 1702. aut	1680 (1680)	Wing F1474	8,610	13

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