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
A75955	Æsop at Tunbridge. Or, A few select fables in verse. By No person of quality	No person of quality.; Ward, Edward, 1667-1731, attributed name.	1698 (1698)	Wing A739A; ESTC R204386	6,383	17

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