Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	good_a	speak_v	word_n	6,191	5	4.1649	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A18566	[The Ploughman's tale]	Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400.	1535 (1535)	STC 5099.5; ESTC S286	19,099	45

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