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	time_n	806	5	3.2017	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07776	Three homilies upon these three sentences folowing Psal. 55.22. Cast thy burthen vpon the Lord. Iohn 14.27. My peace I giue vnto you. Luk.10.42. One thing is necessarie. Composed by Philip Mornay, lord of Plessis-Marly.; Trois homélies. English.	Mornay, Philippe de, seigneur du Plessis-Marly, 1549-1623.; Ratcliffe, Anthony, fl. 1626.	1626 (1626)	STC 18156; ESTC S100071	41,038	192

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