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
A37276	An anatomy of atheisme a poem / by a person of quality.	Dawes, William, Sir, 1671-1724.	1694 (1694)	Wing D453; ESTC R16785	11,428	40

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