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
A69552	The unfortunate happy lady a true history / by Mrs. A. Behn.	Behn, Aphra, 1640-1689.	1698 (1698)	Wing B1711A; ESTC R23165	21,199	46

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