Selected quad for the lemma: earth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
earth_n	air_n	body_n	element_n	4,987	5	9.8633	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B06744	Strange and wonderful news from Glasgow, being a full and true account of a terrible earthquake that happened there on Thursday the 10. of this instant July ... also an account of some prodegies seen in the air at the same time ... with an impartial account of the present affairs of the kingdom ...	J. W.	1679 (1679)	Wing W71; ESTC R186103	3,340	15

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