Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	time_n	write_v	year_n	7,404	5	4.7660	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55986	The history of the warres of the Emperour Justinian in eight books : of the Persian, II, Vandall, II, Gothicke, IV / written in Greek by Procopivs of Caesarea ; and Englished by Henry Holcroft, Knight.; History of the wars. English	Procopius.; Holcroft, Henry, Sir.	1653 (1653)	Wing P3640; ESTC R5579	404,984	308

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the_o augury_n of_o hog_n fright_n theodatus_fw-la belisarius_n be_v rise_v from_o naples_n but_o chap._n viii_o he_o take_v the_o city_n the_o great_a aquaduct_n and_o restore_v to_o the_o neapolitan_n their_o woman_n child_n and_o other_o prisoner_n after_o much_o slaughter_n chap._n ix_o the_o death_n of_o pastor_n and_o asclepiodotus_n theodatus_fw-la depose_v vitigis_fw-la be_v choose_v king_n theodatus_fw-la be_v slay_v by_o optaris_fw-la who_o love_n he_o have_v take_v from_o he_o and_o marry_v to_o another_o chap._n x._o vitigis_fw-la leaf_n rome_n his_o reason_n he_o marry_v amalasunth_n daughter_n a_o digression_n of_o the_o frank_n come_v into_o gaul_n with_o the_o arborychi_n and_o a_o remnant_n of_o roman_a soldier_n theodorick_n ally_n himself_o with_o they_o chap._n xi_o the_o frank_n and_o theodorick_n share_v the_o burgundian_n country_n they_o beat_v the_o visigoth_n theudis_fw-la a_o goth_n usurp_v spain_n the_o franc_n conquer_v thuringia_n utter_o expel_v the_o 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