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	see_v	think_v	805	5	3.6442	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29288	The amorous abbess, or, Love in a nunnery a novel / translated from the French by a woman of quality.	Brémond, Gabriel de.; Woman of quality.	1684 (1684)	Wing B4343; Wing A3017; ESTC R5008	46,708	154

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