Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	lamb_n	life_n	write_v	5,499	5	6.5172	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A23606	Precious promises the portion of overcomers. / By John Lougher, minister of the Gospel.	Lougher, John, d. 1686.	1681 (1681)	Wing L3093B; ESTC R217742	97,531	281

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