Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	heart_n	pray_v	prayer_n	13,124	5	6.7659	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00275	To my faythfull bretheren now affycted ...	Whittingham, William, d. 1579, attrib. name.	1566 (1566)	STC 10389; ESTC S111870	21,251	58

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