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	great_a	place_n	994	5	3.9040	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00001	[The passoinate [sic] morrice]	A., fl. 1593.	1593 (1593)	STC 1; ESTC S115782	48,724	70

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