Selected quad for the lemma: end_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
end_n	bear_v	truth_n	witness_n	3,449	5	9.0619	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59542	A true representation of the rise, progresse, and state of the present divisions of the Church of Scotland	Sharp, James, 1613-1679.	1657 (1657)	Wing S2969; ESTC R33874	35,787	51

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