Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	life_n	lord_n	name_n	2,550	5	5.1329	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35034	The plea, case, and humble proposals of the truly-loyal and suffering officers	Croft, Robert.	1663 (1663)	Wing C6980; ESTC R4768	14,341	36

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