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	find_v	write_v	2,528	5	5.1457	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49857	The life and reign of Innocent XI, late Pope of Rome	T. L.	1690 (1690)	Wing L77; ESTC R2250	80,855	112

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