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	law_n	people_n	1,748	5	4.7014	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65239	An humble apologie for learning and learned men by Edward Waterhous, Esq.	Waterhouse, Edward, 1619-1670.	1653 (1653)	Wing W1048; ESTC R826	172,346	272

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