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
A59348	A supplement to The narrative in reply to the dulness and malice of two pretended answers to that pamphlet / written by E. Settle.	Settle, Elkanah, 1648-1724.	1683 (1683)	Wing S2720; ESTC R37374	28,150	21

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