Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	appear_v	good_a	great_a	807	5	2.3104	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B08961	Reflections on Mr. Dunton's leaving his wife. In a letter to himself.	Dunton, John, 1659-1733.	1700 (1700)	Wing D2632B; ESTC R223175	5,167	5

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