Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	desirous_a	good_a	great_a	87	3	2.1264	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00502	The saints legacies, or A collection of certaine promises out of the word of God Collected for the priuate use, but published for the comfort of Gods people. Whereunto is now added the saints support in times of trouble.; Collection of certaine promises out of the word of God.	Fawkner, Antony, b. 1601 or 2, attributed name. aut; Farindon, Anthony, 1598-1658, attributed name. aut; A. F.	1629 (1629)	STC 10636; ESTC S122118	53,335	250

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