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	know_v	1,366	5	3.3852	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19812	Certaine small poems lately printed with the tragedie of Philotas. Written by Samuel Daniel.; Selections	Daniel, Samuel, 1562-1619.	1605 (1605)	STC 6239; ESTC S109271	37,330	220

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