Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	bring_v	father_n	son_n	862	5	4.7880	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07224	Reasons monarchie. Set forth by Robert Mason of Lincolnes Inne Gent	Mason, Robert, 1571-1635.	1602 (1602)	STC 17621; ESTC S101429	39,949	156

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