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	work_n	write_v	2,667	5	5.4737	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15503	The commendation of cockes, and cock-fighting VVherein is shewed, that cocke-fighting was before the comming of Christ.	Wilson, George, fl. 1607.	1607 (1607)	STC 25768; ESTC S111808	15,587	32

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