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	place_n	1,706	5	3.8476	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67523	Step to Stir-Bitch-Fair with remarks upon the University of Cambridge.	Ward, Edward, 1667-1731.	1700 (1700)	Wing W757; ESTC R13160	17,022	18

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