Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	ask_v	know_v	tell_v	1,111	5	4.7163	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34654	The wonders of the peake by Charles Cotton.	Cotton, Charles, 1630-1687.	1681 (1681)	Wing C6400; ESTC R9498	23,665	92

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