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_v	great_a	king_n	1,075	5	3.7673	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47935	Tyranny and popery lording it over the consciences, lives, liberties, and estates both of King and people	L'Estrange, Roger, Sir, 1616-1704.	1678 (1678)	Wing L1321; ESTC R16131	33,544	96

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