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	great_a	see_v	1,957	5	3.1780	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A70693	A narrative of the adventures of Lewis Marott pilot-royal of the galleys of France. Giving an account of his slavery under the Turks, his escapes out of it, and other strange occurrences that ensued thereafter. Translated from the French copy.; Relation de quelques aventures maritimes de L.M.P.R.D.G.D.F. English.	Marot, Louis.	1677 (1677)	Wing N174; ESTC R19964	20,761	90

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