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
A42318	A philosophical essay of musick directed to a friend.	Guilford, Francis North, Baron, 1637-1685.	1677 (1677)	Wing G2216; ESTC R38780	22,387	38

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