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	great_a	life_n	974	5	3.9373	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06289	The maides tragedy As it hath beene diuers times acted at the Blacke-friers by the Kings Maiesties Seruants.	Beaumont, Francis, 1584-1616.; Fletcher, John, 1579-1625. aut	1619 (1619)	STC 1677; ESTC S101186	45,244	82

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