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	sir_n	1,046	5	5.4825	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55471	A letter to Mr. Penn with his answer	Popple, William, d. 1708.; Penn, William, 1644-1718.	1688 (1688)	Wing P2964; ESTC R19135	11,796	8

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