Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	die_v	life_n	live_v	6,262	5	5.6877	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33279	A sermon preached at the funeral of Mr. Nathaniel Aske, late rector of Somerford-Magna in North-Wilts by John Clark.	Clark, John, fl. 1676.	1676 (1676)	Wing C4477; ESTC R11583	11,530	36

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