Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	house_n	king_n	lord_n	2,914	5	3.9837	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59027	The secret history of the reigns of K. Charles II and K. James II	Phillips, John, 1631-1706.	1690 (1690)	Wing S2347; ESTC R9835	90,619	226

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