Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	letter_n	work_n	work_v	1,623	5	10.0208	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A22140	Iames by the grace of God king of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, defender of the faith &c. to the master and keepers, or warden and comminaltie of the mysterie and art of stationers of the citie of London ...	England and Wales. Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I); James I, King of England, 1566-1625.	1617 (1617)	STC 8548; ESTC S3813	2,558	1

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