Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	bear_v	father_n	son_n	766	5	4.9151	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40520	Sermons concerning grace and temptations by ... Thomas Froysel.	Froysell, Thomas, d. ca. 1672.	1678 (1678)	Wing F2251; ESTC R1406	217,249	284

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