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
A45864	Indulgence to tender consciences shewn to be most reasonable and Christian by a minister of the Church of England.	Minister of the Church of England.	1687 (1687)	Wing I157; ESTC R36015	12,647	20

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