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	good_a	king_n	1,264	5	3.4762	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50370	The old couple a comedy / by Thomas May, Esq.	May, Thomas, 1595-1650.	1658 (1658)	Wing M1412; ESTC R9133	36,332	54

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