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	part_n	3,012	5	4.7329	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44317	A description of helioscopes and some other instruments made by Robert Hooke, Fellow of the Royal Society.	Hooke, Robert, 1635-1703.	1676 (1676)	Wing H2614; ESTC R16365	25,369	36

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