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
A96767	Salt upon salt: made out of certain ingenious verses upon the late storm and the death of His Highness ensuing. By which contemplative object, occasion is taken, to offer to consideration the probable neer approaching of greater storms, and more sad consequences. / By Geo. Wither, Esquire.	Wither, George, 1588-1667.	1658 (1658)	Wing W3188; Thomason E1827_2; ESTC R204101	33,469	72

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