Selected quad for the lemma: earth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
earth_n	north_n	pole_n	south_n	3,753	5	10.5697	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A69661	Reflections upon The theory of the earth, occasion'd by a late examination of it. In a letter to a friend.	Burnet, Thomas, 1635?-1715.; Beverley, Thomas, attributed name.	1699 (1699)	Wing B5943A; ESTC R4161	38,053	62

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