Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	faith_n	word_n	write_v	2,460	5	5.5381	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55907	The hind and the panther transvers'd to the story of The country-mouse and the city-mouse	Prior, Matthew, 1664-1721.; Halifax, Charles Montagu, Earl of, 1661-1715.	1687 (1687)	Wing P3511; ESTC R14177	18,055	35

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