Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	line_n	observation_n	read_v	2,781	5	10.7244	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16733	Characters vpon essaies morall, and diuine written for those good spirits, that will take them in good part, and make vse of them to good purpose.	Breton, Nicholas, 1545?-1626?	1615 (1615)	STC 3635; ESTC S104709	11,952	62

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