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	speak_v	word_n	2,716	5	3.8043	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64571	Christian and conjugal counsell, or, Christian counsell, applyed unto the maried estate by Will. Thomas ...	Thomas, William, 1593-1667.	1661 (1661)	Wing T986; ESTC R10060	19,708	118

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