Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	christian_a	goodness_n	great_a	36	3	2.1273	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06719	Dauids harpe ful of moost delectable armony, newely strynged and set in tune by Theadore Basille	Becon, Thomas, 1512-1567.	1542 (1542)	STC 1717; ESTC S110422	64,503	192

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