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	nature_n	water_n	7,170	5	6.4338	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A58430	An essay upon the third Punique War Lib. I and II : to which are added Theodosius's advice to his son and the phenix out of Claudian / by T.R., Esquire.	T. R., Esquire.	1671 (1671)	Wing R81; ESTC R13110	37,502	69

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