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	element_n	water_n	13,099	5	6.7742	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41079	A brief character of the Low-Countries under the states being three weeks observation of the vices and vertues of the inhabitants.; Brief character of the Low-Countries under the states	Felltham, Owen, 1602?-1668.	1652 (1652)	Wing F648; ESTC R14367	18,818	110

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