Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	find_v	great_a	read_v	2,892	5	5.5522	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39812	Valentinian, a tragedy as 'tis alter'd by the Earl of Rochester, and acted at the Theatre-Royal : together with a preface concerning the author and his writings, by one of his friends.	Fletcher, John, 1579-1625.; Rochester, John Wilmot, Earl of, 1647-1680.; Behn, Aphra, 1640-1689.	1685 (1685)	Wing F1354; ESTC R5338	49,653	92

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