Selected quad for the lemma: fire_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
fire_n	cold_a	hot_a	water_n	6,852	5	7.0565	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60130	A discourse of tempting Christ by John Shower.	Shower, John, 1657-1715.	1694 (1694)	Wing S3662; ESTC R28141	35,083	122

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