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	send_v	891	5	4.6779	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51012	The Mistaken mid-vvife, or, Mother Mid-night finely brought to bed relating how a midwife in London ... to take off the scandal of barreness ... wore a pillow under her cloaths to deceive her neighbours ... : tune of I am a jovial batchelor, &c.		1674 (1674)	Wing M2257AA; ESTC R41505	1,354	2

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