Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	good_a	great_a	read_v	3,182	5	5.8148	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11611	Scoggins iestes Wherein is declared his pleasant pastimes in France, and of his meriments among the fryers: full of delight and honest mirth.; Scoggin's jests. Part 2.	Scogan, John, fl. 1480.	1613 (1613)	STC 21851; ESTC S112212	35,697	94

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