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	king_n	write_v	1,919	5	6.0331	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49333	A report containing an essay for the amendment of the silver coins	Lowndes, William, 1652-1724.	1695 (1695)	Wing L3323; ESTC R39081	52,244	163

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