Selected quad for the lemma: fire_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
fire_n	body_n	heat_n	part_n	2,471	5	4.9085	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45664	An exact enquiry into, and cure of the acute diseases of infants by Walter Harris ; Englished by W.C. M.S., with a preface in vindication of the work.; De morbis acutis infantum. English	Harris, Walter, 1647-1732.; Cockburn, W. (William), 1669-1739.	1693 (1693)	Wing H883; ESTC R21209	53,865	168

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