Selected quad for the lemma: heart_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heart_n	harden_v	let_v	pharaoh_n	4,715	5	11.0616	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39319	Some opinions of Mr. Hobbs considered in a second dialogue between Philautus and Timothy by the same author.	Eachard, John, 1636?-1697.	1673 (1673)	Wing E64; ESTC R30964	113,620	344

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