Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	author_n	concern_v	write_v	1,827	5	5.3231	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59451	Some reflections upon the pretended parallel in the play called, The Duke of Guise : in a letter to a friend.	Shadwell, Thomas, 1642?-1692.	1683 (1683)	Wing S2873; ESTC R22792	13,559	32

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