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
A66051	Mercvry, or, The secret and svvift messenger shewing, how a man may with privacy and speed communicate his thoughts to a friend at any distance.	Wilkins, John, 1614-1672.; Kinnaston, Francis, Sir, 1587-1642.	1641 (1641)	Wing W2202; ESTC R1665	56,355	185

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