Selected quad for the lemma: heart_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heart_n	answer_v	lord_n	speak_v	2,041	5	4.5406	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B20533	A lesson of self-deniall, or, The true way to desirable beauty by John Collings ...	Collinges, John, 1623-1690.; Collinges, John, 1623-1690. Five lessons for a Christian to learne.	1650 (1650)	Wing C5325; ESTC R23532	35,819	105

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