Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	day_n	lord_n	word_n	2,869	5	3.9037	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65793	A manuali [sic] of divine considerations delivered and concluded by ... Thomas White ; translated out of the original Latine copie.	White, Thomas, 1593-1676.	1655 (1655)	Wing W1833; ESTC R10112	54,484	214

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