Selected quad for the lemma: nature_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nature_n	air_n	earth_n	element_n	2,483	5	9.5484	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05063	An introduction into phisycke wyth an vniuersal dyet, gathered by Christofer Langton.	Langton, Christopher, 1521-1578.	1545 (1545)	STC 15204; ESTC S109326	50,775	190

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