Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	woman_n	work_n	year_n	50	3	3.9765	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A82250	A declaration or representation of the actions, intentions, and resolutions of divers of the inhabitants of the county of Hartford, which alwaies have, and still intend to stand to their first declared Parliamentary principles, in order to common right and freedom. In answer to a book, entituled, A declaration or vindication of ths [sic] Parliament of England.		1650 (1650)	Wing D784; Thomason E592_2; ESTC R210990	6,017	8

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