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	father_n	king_n	1,067	5	3.5821	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A31672	Revenge for honour a tragedie / by George Chapman.	Chapman, George, 1559?-1634.; Glapthorne, Henry. Paraside. 1654.	1654 (1654)	Wing C1948; ESTC R21807	37,629	64

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