Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	pass_v	young_a	youth_n	28	3	7.5125	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55016	Plautus's comedies ... made English, with critical remarks upon each play.; Selections. English. 1694	Plautus, Titus Maccius.; Echard, Laurence, 1670?-1730.	1694 (1694)	Wing P2415; ESTC R4311	140,120	406

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