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	letter_n	receive_v	778	5	5.2253	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68982	Choice, chance, and change: or, Conceites in their colours	Breton, Nicholas, 1545?-1626?	1606 (1606)	STC 3636; ESTC S104711	44,432	94

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