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	write_v	year_n	5,160	5	4.8919	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A48252	Letters and poems in honour of the incomparable princess, Margaret, Dutchess of Newcastle.		1676 (1676)	Wing L1774; ESTC R31697	84,169	186

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