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	let_v	time_n	844	5	3.4408	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65776	Chrysaspis to Querela a letter / publish't by a friend of Chrysaspis.; Chrysaspis	White, Thomas, 1593-1676.	1660 (1660)	Wing W1813; ESTC R13592	16,534	48

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