Selected quad for the lemma: earth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
earth_n	great_a	heaven_n	whole_a	5,727	5	4.9325	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67234	The duty and obligations of serving God a sermon preach'd before the Queen at White-hall, July xxix, 1694 / by Christopher Wyvill ...	Wyvill, Christopher, 1651?-1711.	1694 (1694)	Wing W3785; ESTC R38323	12,959	34

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