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	rome_n	2,517	5	6.3125	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56145	Canterburies tooles, or, Instruments wherewith he hath effected many rare feats, and egregarious exploits ...	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1641 (1641)	Wing P3918; ESTC R21227	3,486	8

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