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
A47224	A manual of prayers for the use of the scholars of Winchester College	Ken, Thomas, 1637-1711.	1675 (1675)	Wing K267; ESTC R8951	39,872	72

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