Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	place_n	time_n	write_v	2,965	5	5.2112	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55560	The beauty, vigour and strength of youth bespoke for God in a sermon lately preached to young men / by Thomas Powell ...	Powell, Thomas, 1608-1660.	1676 (1676)	Wing P3069; ESTC R33947	28,699	91

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