Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	know_v	let_v	word_n	4,119	5	3.9916	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15873	The sophister· A comedy.	Zouch, Richard, 1590-1661.	1639 (1639)	STC 26133; ESTC S120621	33,518	72

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