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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	word_n	world_n	write_v	2,445	5	5.4335	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57063	A sermon preached before the Queen at White-Hall, August 21, 1692 by Nathanael Resbury ...	Resbury, Nathanael, 1643-1711.	1692 (1692)	Wing R1133; ESTC R35361	10,306	32

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