Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	bishop_n	church_n	see_v	3,056	5	3.9474	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28202	The assembly-man written in the year 1647.	Birkenhead, John, Sir, 1616-1679.	1681 (1681)	Wing B2962; ESTC R13117	9,122	17

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