Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	ghost_n	holy_a	world_n	9,872	5	4.6175	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68133	Occasionall meditations by Ios. Exon ; set forth by R.H.	Hall, Joseph, 1574-1656.; Hall, Robert, 1605-1667.	1631 (1631)	STC 12688.5; ESTC S103693	60,258	379

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