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	life_n	write_v	5,211	5	5.2860	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10829	The admirable life of Saint VVenefride virgin, martyr, abbesse. Written in Latin aboue 500. yeares ago, by Robert, monke and priour of Shrewsbury, of the ven. Order of S. Benedict. Deuided into two bookes. And now translated into English, out of a very ancient and authenticall manuscript, for the edification and comfort of Catholikes. By I.F. of the Society of Iesus	Robert, Prior of Shrewsbury, d. 1167.; Falconer, John, 1577-1656.; Baes, Martin, engraver.	1635 (1635)	STC 21102; ESTC S115985	37,470	252

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saint_n wenefrides_n body_n lay_v give_v his_o consent_n for_o the_o remove_v the_o same_o to_o shrewsbury_n chap._n 10._o pag._n 231._o of_o prior_n robert_n speech_n unto_o the_o people_n of_o guitherin_n to_o obtain_v their_o consent_n for_o get_v away_o the_o body_n of_o s._n winifred_n thence_o chap._n 11._o pag._n 136._o of_o a_o certain_a labour_a man_n punish_v for_o offer_v to_o cut_v down_o a_o branch_n of_o a_o oak_n near_o s._n wenefrides_n 〈…〉_z cha._n 12._o pag._n 243._o how_o prior_n robert_n take_v up_o s._n wenefrides_n body_n and_o carry_v it_o to_o shrewsbury_n seven_o day_n journey_n and_o of_o a_o miracle_n wrought_v in_o the_o way_n chap._n 13._o pag._n 248._o how_o s._n wenefrides_n body_n be_v bring_v to_o shrewsbury_n be_v for_o a_o time_n place_v in_o s._n giles_n church_n necre_n the_o gate_n of_o the_o city_n ch._n 14._o p._n 254._o of_o the_o solemnity_n &_o pomp_n wherewith_o s._n wenefrides_n body_n be_v final_o carry_v to_o the_o abbey_n church_n at_o 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