Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	lord_n	name_n	write_v	5,698	5	5.8489	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65748	A commentary upon the three first chapters of the first book of Moses called Genesis by John White.	White, John, 1575-1648.	1656 (1656)	Wing W1775; ESTC R23600	464,130	520

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