Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	death_n	sleep_n	sleep_v	1,140	5	9.8184	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B00633	A theater of delightfull recreation.	Rowlands, Samuel, 1570?-1630?	1605 (1605)	STC 21408; ESTC S94970	22,009	66

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