Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	great_a	holy_a	write_v	2,195	5	5.2980	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A58507	Remarks upon Remarques, or, A vindication of the conversations of the town in another letter directed to the same Sir T.L.	T. L., Sir.	1673 (1673)	Wing R945; ESTC R8503	30,280	142

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