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	see_v	tell_v	899	5	4.5492	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35785	The husband forc'd to be jealous, or, The good fortune of those women that have jealous husbands a translation by N. H.	Villedieu, Madame de, d. 1683.	1668 (1668)	Wing D1188A; ESTC R32399	35,642	170

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license_v sept._n 8_o 1668._o roger_n l'estrange_n the_o husband_n force_v to_o be_v jealous_a or_o the_o good_a fortune_n of_o those_o woman_n that_o have_v jealous_a husband_n a_o translation_n by_o n._n h._n london_n print_v for_o h._n herringman_n at_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o blue_a anchor_n in_o the_o low_a walk_n of_o the_o new_a exchange_n 1668._o the_o husband_n force_v to_o be_v jealous_a or_o the_o good_a fortune_n of_o those_o woman_n that_o have_v jealous_a husband_n timander_n and_o clidimira_n have_v love_v each_o other_o for_o some_o time_n without_o any_o accident_n happen_v in_o their_o amour_n considerable_a enough_o to_o be_v relate_v be_v at_o last_o marry_v to_o the_o great_a contentment_n of_o they_o both_o the_o ceremony_n of_o their_o contract_n be_v perform_v in_o the_o house_n of_o clidimira_n where_o after_o a_o magnificent_a supper_n which_o last_v till_o the_o night_n be_v very_o far_o spend_v the_o company_n divert_v themselves_o very_o agreeable_o in_o 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