Selected quad for the lemma: fire_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
fire_n	cloud_n	night_n	pillar_n	4,723	5	10.5941	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52564	Essays divine and moral by Bridgis Nanfan, Esquire.	Nanfan, Bridgis.	1680 (1680)	Wing N145; ESTC R22027	58,916	216

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