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	great_a	name_n	1,614	5	4.6579	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55900	The printers case humbly submitted to the consideration of the Honourable the House of Commons.		1711 (1711)	Wing P3505; Wing P3506; ESTC T44469	2,691	4

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