Selected quad for the lemma: fire_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
fire_n	fruit_n	good_a	tree_n	12,773	5	9.6998	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47399	[The ax laid to the root, or, One blow more at the foundation of infant baptism and church-membership containing an exposition of that metaphorical text of Holy Scripture, Mat. 3, 10].	Keach, Benjamin, 1640-1704.	1693 (1693)	Wing K48_pt2; ESTC R20690	57,342	56

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the_o harrow_n in_o the_o poultry_n ●●●●_o errata_fw-la pag._n 2_o line_n 39_o r._n disprove_v p._n 4._o line_n 26_o for_o ordinal_n r._n original_a p._n 4._o l._n 32._o for_o the_o law_n r._n this_o p._n 11._o l._n 12._o for_o 12._o r._n 2._o p._n 13._o l._n 14._o for_o rite_n r._n right_o in_o p._n 29._o l._n 33._o for_o circumcision_n r._n commission_n p._n 13._o l._n 28._o for_o usurbed_a r._n absurd_a p._n 16._o l._n 2._o blot_n out_o against_o p._n 20._o l._n 12._o a_o false_a point_n r._n covenant-ho_o blot_v out_o the_o interrogation_n point_n and_o put_v a_o colon_n after_o holy_a p._n 24._o l._n 29._o for_o abraham_n r._n god_n p._n 34._o l._n 12._o for_o rite_n r._n right_o p._n 34._o l._n 34._o for_o rite_n r._n right_o p._n 38_o l._n 10._o for_o rome_n r._n from_o p._n 39_o l._n 10._o for_o weighty_a r._n mighty_a p._n 41._o l._n 39_o for_o profane_v r._n profane_a p._n 39_o l._n 40._o for_o profane_v r._n profane_a p._n 43._o l._n 5._o for_o penitent_a r._n penitent_n 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