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	king_n	year_n	3,100	5	4.5726	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A32179	A glimpse of eternity very useful to awaken sinners and to comfort saints : profitable to be read in families / by A.C.	A. C. (Abraham Caley)	1679 (1679)	Wing C290A; ESTC R31283	161,448	236

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