Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	people_n	read_v	word_n	2,947	5	4.1038	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52443	Discourses upon trade, principally directed to the cases of the interest, coynage, clipping, increase of money	North, Dudley, Sir, 1641-1691.	1691 (1691)	Wing N1280; ESTC R5762	21,202	42

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