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	spirit_n	teach_v	5,064	5	6.3904	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00699	The worth of women	Ferrers, Richard.	1622 (1622)	STC 10832; ESTC S118347	19,469	57

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