Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	divine_a	england_n	great_a	159	4	2.1268	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30325	An apology for the Church of England, with relation to the spirit of persecution for which she is accused	Burnet, Gilbert, 1643-1715.	1688 (1688)	Wing B5762; ESTC R204526	11,036	9

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