Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	work_n	work_v	world_n	253	4	4.2997	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66045	An essay towards a real character, and a philosophical language by John Wilkins ...	Wilkins, John, 1614-1672.; Wilkins, John, 1614-1672. Alphabetical dictionary.	1668 (1668)	Wing W2196; Wing W2176_CANCELLED; ESTC R21115	531,738	644

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iii_o whether_o any_o language_n former_o in_o use_n be_v now_o whole_o lose_v iv._o concern_v the_o first_o rise_v and_o occasion_n of_o new_a language_n pag._n 6_o chap._n iii_o i._o the_o original_a of_o letter_n and_o write_v ii_o that_o all_o letter_n be_v derive_v from_o the_o hebrew_n iii_o the_o use_n of_o letter_n be_v less_o ancient_a and_o the_o kind_n of_o they_o less_o numerous_a than_o of_o language_n themselves_o iv._o of_o note_n for_o secrecy_n or_o brevity_n v._o of_o a_o real_a character_n vi_o of_o alphabet_n in_o general_n pag._n 10_o chap._n iu_o i._o of_o the_o defect_n in_o common-alphabets_a as_o to_o the_o true_a order_n of_o the_o letter_n ii_o their_o just_a number_n iii_o determinate_a power_n v._o fit_v name_n v._o proper_a figure_n vi_o of_o the_o imperfection_n belong_v to_o the_o word_n of_o language_n as_o to_o their_o equivocalness_n variety_n of_o synonymous_n word_n uncertain_a phraseology_n improper_a way_n of_o write_v pag._n 14_o chap._n v._n i._o that_o neither_o letter_n nor_o language_n have_v be_v regular_o establish_v by_o the_o rule_n of_o art_n ii_o the_o natural_a ground_n or_o principle_n of_o the_o several_a way_n of_o communication_n among_o men._n iii_o the_o first_o thing_n to_o be_v provide_v for_o in_o the_o establish_n of_o a_o philosophical_a character_n or_o language_n be_v a_o just_a enumeration_n of_o all_o such_o thing_n and_o notion_n to_o which_o name_n be_v to_o be_v assign_v pag._n 19_o the_o second_o part_n contain_v universal_a philosophy_n chapter_n i._o i._o the_o scheme_n of_o genus_n ii_o concern_v the_o more_o general_a notion_n of_o thing_n the_o difficulty_n of_o establish_v these_o aright_o iii_o of_o transcendental_n general_n iv._o of_o transcendental_n mix_v v._o of_o transcendental_a relation_n of_o action_n vi_o of_o the_o several_a notion_n belong_v to_o grammar_n or_o logic._n page_n 22_o chap._n ii_o i._o concern_v god_n ii_o of_o the_o several_a thing_n and_o notion_n reducible_a 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