Selected quad for the lemma: heart_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heart_n	action_n	thought_n	word_n	3,480	5	3.9407	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53253	A sermon preached at the assizes held at Reading, in the county of Berks, July 12th, 1681 by John Okes ...	Okes, John, b. 1649 or 50.	1681 (1681)	Wing O194; ESTC R9257	9,916	30

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