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	great_a	king_n	3,363	5	3.4821	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00034	Susanna: or, the arraignment of the two vniust elders	Aylett, Robert, 1583-1655?	1622 (1622)	STC 1003; ESTC S100330	23,050	50

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