Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	ancient_a	church_n	father_n	2,262	5	4.7708	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60758	Some additional remarks on the late book of the Reverend Dean of St. Pauls by a conformable clergy-man.	Conformable clergy-man.	1681 (1681)	Wing S4471; ESTC R37573	30,505	38

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