Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	common_a	day_n	prayer_n	2,510	5	6.2327	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51618	Rites of funeral ancient and modern in use through the known world written originally in French by Monsieur Muret ; and translated into English by P. Lorrain.	Muret, Pierre, ca. 1630-ca. 1690.; Lorrain, P. (Paul), d. 1719.	1683 (1683)	Wing M3098_VARIANT; ESTC R27516	105,782	322

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