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	see_v	925	5	2.9068	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19122	The spectacle to repentance	Colclough, George.	1571 (1571)	STC 5532; ESTC S118186	17,494	70

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