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
A44004	The life of Mr. Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury written by himself in a Latine poem, and now translated into English.; Thomas Hobbesii Malmesburiensis vita. English	Hobbes, Thomas, 1588-1679.	1680 (1680)	Wing H2251; ESTC R13395	6,197	21

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