Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	word_n	world_n	young_a	77	3	5.5225	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50970	The case of the afflicted clergy	G. M.	1691 (1691)	Wing M22; ESTC R217340	91,229	99

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