Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	call_v	church_n	rome_n	2,941	5	6.6026	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45320	A survay of that foolish, seditious, scandalous, prophane libell, the protestation protested.	Hall, Joseph, 1574-1656.	1641 (1641)	Wing H418; ESTC R533	36,914	52

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