Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	law_n	moses_n	people_n	3,133	5	5.0838	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66798	A description of the grand signour's seraglio or Turkish emperours court [edited] by John Greaves.	Bon, Ottaviano, 1552-1623.; Withers, Robert.; Greaves, John, 1602-1652.	1653 (1653)	Wing W3214; ESTC R28395	85,011	200

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