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	see_v	1,837	5	2.9440	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80106	A collection of divers papers presented unto the Houses of Parliament by the Commissioners of Scotland since May last, 1645.	Scotland. Parliament.; Buchanan, David, 1595?-1652?	1645 (1645)	Wing C5144; Thomason E305_1; ESTC R200320	22,259	40

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