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	see_v	world_n	4,606	5	4.6472	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86786	Horae vacivae, or, Essays. Some occasionall considerations. By John Hall.	Hall, John, 1627-1656.	1646 (1646)	Wing H349; Thomason E1191_1; ESTC R208318	31,033	229

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