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	lord_n	write_v	3,437	5	5.3701	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10928	The vvild vine: or, An exposition on Isaiah's parabolicall song of the beloued: Isa. 5. 1,2,3, &c. By Nehemiah Rogers, pastor of Messing in Essex; Strange vineyard in Palæstina	Rogers, Nehemiah, 1593-1660.	1632 (1632)	STC 21200; ESTC S116115	254,274	348

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