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	know_v	write_v	2,987	5	5.2886	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34447	Misthoskopia, A prospect of heavenly glory for the comfort of Sion's mourners by Joseph Cooper ...	Cooper, Joseph, 1635-1699.	1700 (1700)	Wing C6058; ESTC R23381	387,192	690

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