Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	art_n	gain_v	great_a	42	3	2.1254	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30770	Hudibras in three parts.	Butler, Samuel, 1612-1680.	1684 (1684)	Wing B6319; ESTC R32601	158,128	695

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