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	place_n	water_n	2,943	5	6.4965	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15587	A compendious or short treatise, gathered out of the chyefe and principall authors of phisycke conteynyuge certeyne preceptes necessary to the preseruacion of healthe, and longe continuaunce of the same: verye pleasaunte and profitable to reade.	Wingfield, Henry.	1551 (1551)	STC 25852; ESTC S103647	17,986	72

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