Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	call_v	enemy_n	king_n	771	5	3.4479	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04657	Vox belli, or, An alarum to vvarre; Vox belli.	Barnes, Thomas, Minister of St. Margaret's, New Fish Street, London.	1626 (1626)	STC 1478; ESTC S118246	34,522	50

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