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	great_a	king_n	2,412	5	3.2539	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29260	A memorial representing the present state of religion, on the continent of North-America by Thomas Bray.	Bray, Thomas, 1658-1730.	1700 (1700)	Wing B4294; ESTC R211	11,805	18

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