Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	death_n	young_a	youth_n	76	3	7.8037	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53507	Alcibiades a tragedy, acted at the Duke's Theatre / written by Tho. Otway.	Otway, Thomas, 1652-1685.	1675 (1675)	Wing O539; ESTC R10707	36,321	75

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