Selected quad for the lemma: heart_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heart_n	abundance_n	evil_a	good_a	4,235	5	5.0668	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59561	A sermon preached before the Queen at Whitehall on the 11th of April, 1690 / by John Sharp ...	Sharp, John, 1645-1714.	1690 (1690)	Wing S2989; ESTC R6722	14,971	38

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