Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	begin_v	good_a	great_a	785	5	2.4002	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03893	A discourse vpon the present estate of France together with a copie of the kings letters patents, declaring his mind after his departure out of Paris : whereunto is added the copie of two letters written by the Duke of Guize / translated out of French and now newly reprinted, and corrected by E. Aggas.; Excellent et libre discours sur l'estat present de la France. English. 1588	Hurault, Michel, d. 1592.; Guise, Henri, duc de, 1550-1588.; Aggas, Edward.	1588 (1588)	STC 14004; ESTC S120854	55,651	70

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