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	see_v	3,195	5	3.1087	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33796	A collection of certain horrid murthers in several counties of Ireland committed since the 23 of Octob. 1641 : abstracted out of certain examinations taken by vertue of several commissions under the great seal of Ireland.		1679 (1679)	Wing C5118; ESTC R18796	19,134	35

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