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
A25720	An Appendix to the proposal for raising the price of tin containing reasons for raising the price, quality, and quantity of tin in the counties of Cornwall and Devon.		1697 (1697)	Wing A3575; ESTC R27194	4,001	8

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