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	earth_n	world_n	3,166	5	4.7166	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36905	The mourning-ring, in memory of your departed friend ...	Dunton, John, 1627 or 8-1676.	1692 (1692)	Wing D2630; ESTC R2302	327,182	600

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