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	word_n	world_n	1,625	5	4.4299	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07874	A commentarie vpon the booke of the Prouerbes of Salomon Published for the edification of the Church of God.	Moffett, Peter, d. 1617.	1592 (1592)	STC 18245; ESTC S112974	222,472	348

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