Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	act_n	common_a	prayer_n	2,469	5	6.4959	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53490	Historical memoires on the reigns of Queen Elizabeth and King James	Osborne, Francis, 1593-1659.	1658 (1658)	Wing O515; ESTC R23008	34,729	132

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