Selected quad for the lemma: nature_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nature_n	fire_n	set_v	tongue_n	3,652	5	9.4006	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85880	The trumpet in Sion, sounding a general alarm in the nation. By J.G.G.	Gailhard, J. (Jean).	1700 (1700)	Wing G42A; ESTC R232835	76,533	150

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