Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	better_a	good_a	sir_n	778	5	5.6463	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A87172	Harry Hangman's honour: or, Gloucester-shire hangman's request to the smoakers or tobacconists in London.		1655 (1655)	Wing H921; Thomason E842_13; ESTC R207226	9,339	16

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