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
B26947	The monsieur: or, A letter from a French Catholick at London to his friend at Paris, concerning the present state of the English nation.	French Catholick.	1681 (1681)	Wing M2460; Interim Tract Supplement Guide T.100*[149]; ESTC R1242	3,950	2

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