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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	contain_v	history_n	year_n	3,071	5	5.5025	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43954	The history of the Venetian conquests, from the year 1684 to this present year 1688. Translated out of the French by J.M. Licensed, Octob. 2. 1688	J. M.	1689 (1689)	Wing H2189A; ESTC R215245	71,716	207

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