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
A56994	Wallography, or, The Britton describ'd being a pleasant relation of a journey into Wales ... : and also many choice observables ... of that countrey and people / by W.R., a mighty lover of Welch travels.; Wallography	W. R. (William Richards), 1643-1705.	1682 (1682)	Wing R101; ESTC R16890	37,899	142

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