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	send_v	2,129	5	6.3692	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A95901	To his reverend and much respected good friend, Mr. John Goodwin: be these I pray presented.	Vicars, John, 1579 or 80-1652.; Taylor, Daniel, ca. 1614-1655.	1645 (1645)	Wing V331; Thomason E259_3; ESTC R212477	7,509	9

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