Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	age_n	time_n	write_v	2,053	5	5.4074	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26791	A letter from J.B. alias Oldcutt to his friend Mr. Jenks.	J. B.	1679 (1679)	Wing B111; ESTC R18210	3,239	4

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