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	great_a	letter_n	916	5	6.8005	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89810	An account of the gaines of the late speaker William Lenthall, in answer to a letter	J. N.	1660 (1660)	Wing N20A; ESTC R231125	1,929	7

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