Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	become_v	great_a	king_n	1,076	5	3.6389	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39065	An Expedient, or, A sure & easy way of reducing all dissenters whatsoever to an exact & sincere obedience both to our ecclesiastical & civil government		1662 (1662)	Wing E3874; ESTC R5413	15,753	16

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