Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	account_n	consideration_n	great_a	70	3	2.1254	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35669	The impartial critick, or, Some observations upon a book, entituled, A short view of tragedy, written by Mr. Rymer by Mr. Dennis.	Dennis, John, 1657-1734.	1693 (1693)	Wing D1030; ESTC R20339	30,865	70

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