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	great_a	king_n	1,031	5	3.4722	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A18403	Bussy d'Ambois a tragedie: as it hath been often presented at Paules.	Chapman, George, 1559?-1634.	1607 (1607)	STC 4966; ESTC S107951	41,436	74

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