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	fire_n	water_n	32,759	5	7.2266	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59224	An historical romance of the wars between the mighty giant Gallieno, and the great knight Nasonius, and his associates	Sergeant, John, 1622-1707.	1694 (1694)	Wing S2570; ESTC R19614	76,639	90

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