Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	dead_a	see_v	small_a	2,713	5	6.4784	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36298	Letters to severall persons of honour written by John Donne ... ; published by John Donne, Dr. of the civill law.; Correspondence. Selections	Donne, John, 1572-1631.; Donne, John, 1604-1662.	1651 (1651)	Wing D1864; ESTC R1211	107,493	328

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