Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	brother_n	dear_a	father_n	928	5	4.5666	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07419	A sixe-folde politician Together with a sixe-folde precept of policy.	Melton, John, Sir, d. 1640.	1609 (1609)	STC 17805; ESTC S112610	54,449	258

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