Selected quad for the lemma: heart_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heart_n	act_n	hear_v	word_n	2,461	5	4.5030	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16327	Helpes to humiliation. By R.B.	Bolton, Robert, 1572-1631.; I. S., fl. 1631-1638.	1631 (1631)	STC 3235; ESTC S115297	19,071	176

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