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	good_a	love_v	763	5	5.4326	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A20126	The pleasant historie of Iohn VVinchcomb in his yonguer [sic] yeares called Iack of Newbery, the famous and worthy clothier of England; declaring his life and loue, together with his charitable deeds and great hospitalitie. And how hee set continually fiue hundred poore people at worke, to the great benefit of the common-wealth. Now the tenth time imprinted, corrected and enlarged by T.D.	Deloney, Thomas, 1543?-1600.	1626 (1626)	STC 6560; ESTC S105317	62,768	92

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quoth_v she_o thou_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o show_v any_o discourtesy_n to_o i_o in_o that_o matter_n although_o some_o of_o our_o neighbour_n do_v not_o stick_v to_o say_v that_o i_o be_o sure_a to_o thou_o already_o if_o it_o be_v so_o quoth_v john_n there_o be_v no_o cause_n to_o deny_v it_o or_o to_o be_v ashamed_a thereof_o know_v myself_o far_o unworthy_a of_o so_o high_a a_o favour_n well_o let_v this_o talk_v rest_n quoth_v she_o and_o take_v there_o thy_o quill_n for_o it_o be_v time_n for_o i_o to_o go_v to_o market_n thus_o the_o matter_n rest_v for_o two_o or_o three_o day_n in_o which_o space_n she_o daily_o devise_v which_o way_n she_o may_v obtain_v her_o desire_n which_o be_v to_o marry_v her_o man_n many_o thing_n come_v in_o her_o head_n and_o sundry_a sleight_n in_o her_o mind_n but_o none_o of_o they_o do_v fit_v her_o fancy_n so_o that_o she_o become_v wondrous_a sad_a and_o as_o civil_a as_o the_o nine_o sibbel_n and_o in_o this_o melancholy_a humour_n 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