Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	believe_v	know_v	sir_n	1,027	5	5.7959	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25486	Another extract of more letters sent out of Ireland, informing the condition of the kingdome as it now stands		1643 (1643)	Wing A3258; ESTC R19326	56,423	64

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