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	read_v	word_n	3,211	5	4.1636	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07434	The moste notable Historie of John Lorde Mandosse Translated from the Spanish by T. de la Peend	Bandello, Matteo, 1485-1561. Novelle.; Boaistuau, Pierre, d. 1566. aut; Peend, Thomas.	1565 (1565)	STC 17820; ESTC S105644	38,284	138

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