Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	see_v	word_n	write_v	4,744	5	5.2335	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06456	The pursuit of the historie of Lazarillo de Tormez Gathered out of the ancient chronicles of Toledo. By Iean de luna, a Castilian. And now done into English, and set forth by the same author.; Segunda parte de La vida de Lazarillo de Tormes. English	Luna, Juan de, b. ca. 1585.; Walkley, Thomas, d. 1658?	1622 (1622)	STC 16927; ESTC S105147	60,091	210

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