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	think_v	1,005	5	3.8449	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16760	A merrie dialogue betvvixt the taker and mistaker	Breton, Nicholas, 1545?-1626?	1603 (1603)	STC 3667; ESTC S104778	20,223	38

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