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
A53495	Twenty precepts, or, rules of advice to a son: by a late eminent lawyer.	Osborne, Francis, 1593-1659.	1682 (1682)	Wing O523A; ESTC R222617	3,425	3

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