Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	affair_n	great_a	king_n	867	5	3.6064	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02951	A declaration set forth by the Frenche kinge, shewing his pleasure concerning the new troubles in his realme. Translated out of French into English by E.A.	France. Sovereign (1574-1589 : Henry III); Aggas, Edward.; Henry III, King of France, 1551-1589.	1585 (1585)	STC 13092; ESTC S119791	14,687	34

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