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	write_v	2,775	5	5.2078	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A79159	The Wiltshire-petition for tythes explained, for the better understanding of the people of this Commonwealth. Herein you have first the petition it self at large inserted, and then the observations follow, being directed to each material passage in the petition by a letter of the alphabet. By E.C. and R.E.	E. C.	1653 (1653)	Wing C29; Thomason E690_12; ESTC R206992	6,541	8

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