Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	let_v	see_v	word_n	4,072	5	3.9829	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06169	A margarite of America. By T. Lodge	Lodge, Thomas, 1558?-1625.	1596 (1596)	STC 16660; ESTC S106883	66,156	96

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