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	see_v	word_n	2,798	5	3.6685	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A73518	The recoverie of paradise. A sermon, on the incarnation and birth of our Sauior Christ. By Michael Birkhed	Birkenhead, Michael.	1602 (1602)	STC 3088.5; ESTC S125282	28,795	68

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