Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	blessing_n	friend_n	great_a	31	3	2.1282	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29595	The interest of England in the present war with Holland by the author of The Dutch usurpation.	De Britaine, William.	1672 (1672)	Wing B4808; ESTC R6810	10,083	31

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