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	testament_n	word_n	1,729	5	4.3260	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30934	Sudorificum regale, or, The royal sudoforick	Barker, Richard, Sir.	1676 (1676)	Wing B779A; ESTC R29065	14,525	39

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