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	page_n	read_v	9,933	5	9.6901	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63265	Ostella, or, The faction of love and beauty reconcil'd by I.T., Gent.	Tatham, John, fl. 1632-1664.	1650 (1650)	Wing T231; ESTC R1695	43,756	124

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