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	good_a	love_v	905	5	5.8116	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43362	The most excellent history of the valiant and renowned knight, Don Flores of Greece, Knight of the Swans, second sonne to Esplandran, Emperour of Constantinople being a supplement to Amadis de Gaule / written by Mounsieur de Essule, Nicholas de Hereby ... ; translated into English by W.P.; Cronique du tresvaillant et redouté dom Florès de Grèce. English	Herberay, Nicolas de, sieur des Essars, 16th cent.; W. P.	1664 (1664)	Wing H1493; ESTC R15863	48,470	68

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