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	heart_n	love_n	840	5	4.8349	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65360	Appius and Virginia a tragedy / John Webster.	Webster, John, 1580?-1625?	1654 (1654)	Wing W1215; ESTC R5767	39,672	66

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