Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	court_n	paper_n	warrantable_a	12	3	15.8373	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47968	A Letter concerning the tryal at Oxford of Stephen College, August 17. 1681		1681 (1681)	Wing L1356; ESTC R10131	1,171	1

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