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	know_v	write_v	2,650	5	4.9547	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09666	Pimlyco. Or, Runne Red-cap Tis a mad world at Hogsdon.	Skelton, John, 1460?-1529.	1609 (1609)	STC 19936; ESTC S110474	10,310	26

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