Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	best_a	good_a	king_n	793	5	3.4937	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A92420	A remonstrance, by way of address from the Church of England to both houses of Parliament, upon the account of religion Together with some remarks upon Dr. Sherlock's sermon preached the 29th. of May, 1685.	Church of England.	1685 (1685)	Wing R974B; ESTC R231488	7,934	4

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