Selected quad for the lemma: work_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
work_n	good_a	life_n	word_n	9,238	5	4.2032	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29163	A sermon preached at St. Catherine Cree Church, upon Sunday the 29th of June, 1696 by Nicholas Brady ... ; published at the desire of the parishioners.	Brady, Nicholas, 1659-1726.	1696 (1696)	Wing B4181; ESTC R37129	11,194	33

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