Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	church_n	england_n	great_a	2,244	5	2.9898	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44076	Great Britain's groans, or, An account of the oppression, ruin, and destruction of the loyal seamen of England, in the fatal loss of their pay, health and lives, and dreadful ruin of their families	Hodges, William, Sir, 1645?-1714.	1695 (1695)	Wing H2327; ESTC R13450	23,824	31

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