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
A89162	The way to thrive: or The heavenly thrift. Teaching a man so to thrive heere, that he may thrive for ever hereafter. By Alexander Mingzeis, minister of Gods word.	Mingzeis, Alexander.	1653 (1653)	Wing M2193; Thomason E1475_2; ESTC R209517	6,035	19

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