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	love_n	love_v	889	5	5.9408	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A38500	Enchiridion made English in a poetical paraphrase / by Ellis Walker of London-Derry.	Walker, Ellis.; Epictetus. Manual.	1692 (1692)	Wing E3149; ESTC R225857	30,711	143

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