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	write_v	year_n	2,966	5	4.5239	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50520	St. Cecily, or, The converted twins a Christian tragedy / written by E.M.	Medbourne, M. (Matthew), d. 1679.	1666 (1666)	Wing M1583B	39,112	71

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