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	part_n	write_v	2,879	5	5.4197	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90197	Advice to a son; or Directions for your better conduct through the various and most important encounters of this life. Vnder these generall heads I. Studies &c. II. Love and marriage. III. Travell. IV. Government. V. Religion. Conclusion.	Osborne, Francis, 1593-1659.	1655 (1655)	Wing O508; Thomason E1640_1; ESTC R203068	48,531	168

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