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	see_v	tell_v	760	5	4.3917	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56978	The Quaker turn'd Jevv Being a true relation, how an eminent Quaker in the Isle of Ely, on Monday the 18th. of April. 1675. circumcised himself, out of zeal for a certain case of conscience, renounced his religion, and become a prosolited Jew. With the occasion, and manner thereof, in all circumstances.		1675 (1675)	Wing Q8B; ESTC R218988	3,574	10

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and_o very_o strict_a in_o the_o profession_n of_o that_o mock-religion_n which_o be_v vulgar_o call_v quakerism_n he_o be_v indeed_o former_o for_o a_o long_a time_n very_o unstable_a in_o his_o way_n and_o have_v run_v through_o several_a form_n and_o party_n but_o at_o last_o he_o fall_v upon_o this_o quake_a way_n which_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o common_a shore_n into_o which_o the_o puddle_n of_o heresy_n run_v and_o there_o settle_v among_o they_o he_o soon_o learned_a to_o sigh_v profound_o and_o make_v scurvy_a face_n to_o set_v his_o look_n in_o a_o posture_n of_o simplicity_n that_o he_o may_v cheat_v people_n with_o the_o better_a advantage_n his_o hat_n be_v as_o fix_v to_o his_o head_n as_o a_o turk_n turban_n and_o no_o man_n can_v thou_o his_o better_n more_o nimble_o in_o a_o word_n he_o be_v so_o strict_a in_o observe_v the_o ill_a manner_n of_o that_o sect_n that_o he_o seem_v to_o surpass_v most_o of_o they_o in_o zeal_n for_o he_o will_v at_o their_o meeting_n not_o 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