Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	think_v	word_n	write_v	2,762	5	5.1457	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A87905	A discourse of the knowledg of beasts, wherein all that hath been said for, and against their ratiocination, is examined. / By Monsieur de la Chambre, counsellor to the King of France in his counsels, and his physitian in ordinary. Translated into English by a person of quality.; Traité de la connoissance des animaux. English	La Chambre, Marin Cureau de, 1594-1669.; Person of quality.	1658 (1658)	Wing L131; Thomason E1829_1; ESTC R202706	171,392	314

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