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	time_n	write_v	3,058	5	5.6338	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42528	The art of longevity, or, A diæteticall instition written by Edmund Gayton.	Gayton, Edmund, 1608-1666.	1659 (1659)	Wing G406; ESTC R23945	51,224	110

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