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	great_a	think_v	890	5	3.7818	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13411	Encomiasticke elogies. Written by Augustine Taylor	Taylor, Augustine.	1614 (1614)	STC 23721; ESTC S121846	12,896	32

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