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	king_n	sir_n	807	5	5.5632	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33843	A Collection of papers relating to the present juncture of affairs in England		1689 (1689)	Wing C5169B; ESTC R5138	20,766	44

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