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
A93459	The souldiers demand· Shewing their present misery; and prescribing a perfect remedy.		1649 (1649)	Wing S4421; Thomason E555_29; ESTC R3057	11,196	16

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