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	know_v	write_v	3,089	5	5.4567	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01468	An admonishion to the bishoppes of VVinchester, London and others &c.	Bale, John, 1495-1563.	1553 (1553)	STC 11593; ESTC S102855	7,265	18

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