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	think_v	972	5	3.6078	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29290	The cheating gallant, or, The false Count Brion a pleasant novel / translated from the French.	Brémond, Gabriel de.	1677 (1677)	Wing B4345; ESTC R34278	41,177	161

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