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	name_n	see_v	2,453	5	3.4415	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89059	Angliæ speculum: or Englands looking-glasse. Devided into two pats [sic], / by C.VV. Mercer.; Angliæ speculum. Parts 1 and 2	Mercer, William, 1605?-1676?	1646 (1646)	Wing M1735; Thomason E327_13; ESTC R200657	49,047	130

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