Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	army_n	great_a	king_n	1,878	5	3.7398	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35191	The heroick history of Guy Earl of Warwick written by Hvmphrey Crovch.	Crouch, Humphrey, fl. 1635-1671.	1673 (1673)	Wing C7282; ESTC R2154	5,645	18

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