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
A24062	A supply of considerable things, in behalf of the government, omitted in all the late arguings written to Sir J.A.	J. A.	1682 (1682)	Wing A15; ESTC R9870	4,890	7

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