Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	live_v	time_n	year_n	2,725	5	4.7853	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28639	A guide to heaven containing the marrow of the holy fathers, and antient philosophers / written in Latine by John Bona ... ; [translated] in English by T.V.; Manuductio ad coelum. English	Bona, Giovanni, 1609-1674.; T. V. (Thomas Vincent), 1604-1681.	1672 (1672)	Wing B3549; ESTC R12920	80,974	225

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