Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	aaron_n	bear_v	moses_n	16	3	6.5820	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29858	Certain miscellany tracts written by Thomas Brown.	Browne, Thomas, Sir, 1605-1682.	1683 (1683)	Wing B5151; ESTC R25304	83,412	232

thou_o and_o he_o 11._o say_v a_o rod_n of_o a_o almond_n tree_n then_o say_v the_o lord_n unto_o i_o thou_o have_v well_o see_v for_o i_o will_v hasten_v the_o word_n to_o perform_v it_o i_o will_v be_v quick_a and_o forward_o like_o the_o almond_n tree_n to_o produce_v the_o effect_n of_o my_o word_n and_o hasten_v to_o display_v my_o judgement_n upon_o they_o and_o we_o may_v hereby_o more_o easy_o apprehend_v the_o expression_n in_o ecclesiaste_n when_o 5._o the_o almond_n tree_n shall_v flourish_v that_o be_v when_o the_o head_n which_o be_v the_o prime_a part_n and_o first_o show_v itself_o in_o the_o world_n shall_v grow_v white_a like_o the_o flower_n of_o the_o almond_n tree_n who_o fruit_n as_o athenaeus_n deliver_v be_v first_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o the_o head_n from_o some_o resemblance_n and_o cover_a part_n of_o it_o how_o proper_o the_o priority_n be_v confirm_v by_o a_o rod_n or_o staff_n and_o why_o the_o rod_n and_o staff_n of_o the_o prince_n be_v 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