Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	world_n	worthy_a	write_v	340	4	4.9709	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13524	The world runnes on vvheeles: or oddes, betwixt carts and coaches	Taylor, John, 1580-1653.	1623 (1623)	STC 23816; ESTC S101982	17,053	38

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