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	scripture_n	write_v	2,669	5	5.3981	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44443	The vanity of the vvorld by Ezekiel Hopkins.	Hopkins, Ezekiel, 1634-1690.	1668 (1668)	Wing H2741; ESTC R14252	37,261	152

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