Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	speak_v	time_n	word_n	2,779	5	3.8641	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B06713	Reflections upon ancient and modern learning. The second part, With a dissertation upon the epistles of Phalaris, Themistocles, Socrates, Euripides; &c. and fables of Æsop. / By Richard Bentley, D.D. ... These additions compleat the want of the former eddition.	Wotton, William, 1666-1727.; Bentley, Richard, d. 1697. Dissertation upon the epistles of Phalaris, Themistocles, Socrates, Euripides; &c. and fables of Æsop.	1698 (1698)	Wing W3660; ESTC R186882	95,995	214

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over_o the_o zancleans_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o the_o very_a precede_a letter_n and_o the_o xxi_o be_v direct_v to_o the_o messenian_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o city_n be_v there_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o in_o the_o first_o epist_n he_o speak_v of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d here_o we_o see_v we_o have_v mention_v make_v of_o zancleans_n and_o messenian_n as_o if_o zancle_n and_o messana_n be_v two_o different_a to_n certain_o the_o true_a phalaris_n can_v not_o write_v thus_o and_o it_o be_v a_o piece_n of_o ignorance_n inexcusable_a in_o our_o sophist_n not_o to_o know_v that_o both_o those_o name_n belong_v to_o one_o and_o the_o same_o city_n at_o different_a time_n strabo_n lib._n vi_o p._n 268._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d messana_n

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