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	person_n	write_v	1,696	5	5.4406	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40612	Short memorials of Thomas Lord Fairfax written by himself.	Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671.; Fairfax, Brian, 1633-1711.	1699 (1699)	Wing F235; ESTC R16355	35,545	162

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