Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	answer_n	country_n	letter_n	1,339	5	8.0829	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25611	An Answer to the pretended letter to a friend in the country touching the present fears of the nation and from whence they arise &c.		1680 (1680)	Wing A3433; ESTC R26645	3,167	6

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