Selected quad for the lemma: fire_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
fire_n	air_n	body_n	element_n	4,001	5	9.7677	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67135	Reflections upon ancient and modern learning by William Wotton ...	Wotton, William, 1666-1727.	1694 (1694)	Wing W3658; ESTC R32928	155,991	392

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