Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	according_a	dead_a	small_a	2,302	5	6.4280	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26786	The four last things viz. death, judgment, heaven, hell, practically considered and applied in several discourses / by William Bates.	Bates, William, 1625-1699.	1691 (1691)	Wing B1105; ESTC R15956	218,835	562

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