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
A57854	An answer to Dr. Stillingfleet's Irenicum by a learned pen.	Rule, Gilbert, 1629?-1701.	1680 (1680)	Wing R2217; ESTC R31782	123,510	178

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