Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	form_n	prayer_n	use_v	4,815	5	5.9954	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15370	An exposition of the 13. chapter of the Revelation of Iesus Christ. By Iohn Wilkison	Wilkinson, John, dissenter.	1619 (1619)	STC 25647; ESTC S103078	38,953	38

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