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
A61396	A plain discourse upon uprightness shewing the properties and priviledges of an upright man / by Richard Steele ...	Steele, Richard, 1629-1692.	1672 (1672)	Wing S5392; ESTC R33855	77,047	190

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