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	know_v	time_n	2,755	5	3.2913	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A38968	An examen of the way of teaching the Latin tongue to little children, by use alone Englished out of French.; Examen de la manier d'enseigner de latin aux enfans. English.		1669 (1669)	Wing E3707; ESTC R13765	24,631	92

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