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	read_v	2,745	5	6.8006	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04928	The first blast of the trumpet against the monstruous regiment of women	Knox, John, ca. 1514-1572.	1558 (1558)	STC 15070; ESTC S108129	43,797	112

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