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	speak_v	word_n	767	5	3.9356	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11070	The diseases of the time, attended by their remedies. By Francis Rous	Rous, Francis, 1579-1659.	1622 (1622)	STC 21340; ESTC S107870	133,685	552

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