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	king_n	send_v	1,066	5	5.3865	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57800	The Royal voyage, or, The Irish expedition a tragicomedy, acted in the years 1689 and 90.		1690 (1690)	Wing R2157; ESTC R35329	31,889	62

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