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	see_v	time_n	2,552	5	3.1362	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A72252	Philadelphus, or a defence of Brutes, and the Brutans history Written by R. H.	Harvey, Richard, 1560-1623?	1593 (1593)	STC 12913; ESTC S125405	54,281	112

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