Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	king_n	name_n	write_v	2,936	5	5.7971	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53278	The works of Mr. John Oldham, together with his Remains; Works. 1684	Oldham, John, 1653-1683.; Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 or 18 A.D. Metamorphoses.	1684 (1684)	Wing O225; ESTC R5199	181,282	676

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