Selected quad for the lemma: earth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
earth_n	city_n	heaven_n	new_a	6,003	5	7.3048	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A18598	The strait gate and narrow way to life opened and pointed out upon Luk. 13, 23, 24 / by Edward Chetwind ...	Chetwynd, Edward, 1577-1639.	1632 (1632)	STC 5127.5; ESTC S287	72,897	331

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