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	speak_v	word_n	3,198	5	3.8376	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45618	The Oceana of James Harrington and his other works, som [sic] wherof are now first publish'd from his own manuscripts : the whole collected, methodiz'd, and review'd, with an exact account of his life prefix'd / by John Toland.	Harrington, James, 1611-1677.; Toland, John, 1670-1722.	1700 (1700)	Wing H816; ESTC R9111	672,852	605

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the_o hereditary_a right_a more_o special_o belong_v to_o the_o phylarch_n sect._n 4_o or_o prince_n of_o the_o tribe_n consist_v as_o that_o of_o the_o king_n of_o lacedaemon_n of_o athens_n and_o of_o rome_n in_o the_o lead_n of_o the_o arm_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n which_o be_v distribute_v to_o they_o in_o this_o manner_n the_o twelve_o tribe_n be_v divide_v into_o four_o brigade_n every_o brigade_n consist_v of_o three_o tribe_n the_o lead_n of_o the_o first_o brigade_n pertain_v to_o book_n two_o judah_n who_o in_o his_o standard_n bear_v a_o lion_n the_o lead_n of_o the_o second_o brigade_n belong_v to_o reuben_n who_o in_o his_o standard_n bear_v a_o man._n the_o lead_n of_o the_o three_o brigade_n belong_v to_o ephraim_n who_o in_o his_o standard_n bear_v a_o ox._n the_o lead_n of_o the_o four_o brigade_n belong_v to_o dan_n who_o in_o his_o standard_n bear_v a_o eagle_n these_o four_o by_o the_o text_n 25._o num._n 10._o 14_o 18_o 22_o 25._o be_v term_v standard_n of_o 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jeezrit_n the_o helekit_n the_o asrielit_n the_o sechemit_v the_o shemidait_n and_o the_o hepherit_v of_o ephraim_n the_o shuthalait_n the_o bachtit_n the_o tahanit_n and_o the_o eranit_n of_o benjamin_n the_o belait_n the_o ashbelit_n the_o ahiramit_n the_o shuphamit_n the_o huphamit_n the_o ardit_n the_o heredit_n and_o the_o naamit_n of_o dan_o the_o suhamit_n of_o asher_n the_o jimnit_n the_o jessuit_n the_o britt_n the_o heberit_n and_o the_o melchielit_v of_o naphtali_n the_o jazrielit_n the_o gunit_v the_o jeserit_n and_o the_o shillemit_v of_o levi_n the_o gersonits_n the_o caharit_n and_o the_o merarit_n the_o head_n of_o these_o be_v such_o as_o be_v call_v patriarch_n prince_n head_n of_o family_n or_o chief_a of_o the_o father_n family_n though_o far_o less_o subject_a than_o in_o other_o government_n to_o decay_n or_o increase_v may_v at_o divers_a time_n be_v different_a in_o israel_n as_o after_o benjamin_n be_v destroy_v or_o after_o david_n have_v raise_v his_o own_o 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