Selected quad for the lemma: work_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
work_n	create_v	good_a	workmanship_n	4,350	5	11.8942	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64750	A sermon preached at the publiquf [sic] fast, March the eight in the afternoon, at St. Maries Oxford, before the members of the Honourable House of Commons there assembled by Henry Vaughan ... ; and printed by their order.	Vaughan, Henry, 1617 or 18-1661.	1644 (1644)	Wing V128; ESTC R233020	26,918	34

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shall_v be_v that_o of_o 〈◊〉_d the_o baptist_n mat._n 3._o v._n 10._o now_o the_o axe_n be_v lay_v to_o the_o root_n of_o the_o tree_n therefore_o every_o tree_n which_o 〈◊〉_d not_o forth_o good_a fruit_n be_v 〈◊〉_d down_o and_o cast_v into_o the_o fire_n every_o tree_n the_o tall_a cedar_n those_o prince_n of_o the_o forest_n as_o well_o as_o the_o shrub_n and_o underwood_n the_o day_n that_o come_v shall_v burn_v they_o up_o say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n by_o malach._n c._n 4._o that_o it_o shall_v leave_v they_o neither_o root_n nor_o branch_n by_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n when_o war_n be_v to_o be_v make_v on_o a_o city_n the_o tree_n which_o 20._o bear_v wholesome_a fruit_n and_o like_v that_o in_o the_o vision_n grow_v who_o 11._o height_n reach_v unto_o heaven_n the_o leave_v fair_a the_o fruit_n much_o and_o in_o which_o be_v meat_n for_o all_o be_v not_o to_o be_v cut_v down_o but_o the_o tree_n which_o be_v not_o for_o wholesome_a fruit_n and_o meat_n be_v to_o be_v fell_v 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