Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	new_a	testament_n	write_v	6,542	5	5.9777	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42610	A censure upon Lilly's Grammar wherein, besides a discourse on the reason of education, are shewn : the contradictions, falsities and false words, omissions, repetitions, superfluous rules, and misplaced words in our grammar / by R.G., formerly of the Free-School in New-Castle.	R. G. (Richard Gower); Garthwaite, Richard, 1621 or 2-1690.	1684 (1684)	Wing G51; ESTC R18350	30,394	114

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