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	king_n	time_n	2,805	5	3.3508	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A31684	The character of a church-trimmer by Heraclitus his ghost.	Heraclitus his ghost.	1683 (1683)	Wing C1966; ESTC R26588	3,132	2

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