Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	holy_a	read_v	scripture_n	8,342	5	5.9261	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44763	The vision, or, A dialog between the soul and the bodie fancied in a morning-dream.	Howell, James, 1594?-1666.	1651 (1651)	Wing H3127; ESTC R11503	50,341	190

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