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
A47607	Sion in distress, or, The groans of the Protestant Chruch [sic]	Keach, Benjamin, 1640-1704.	1681 (1681)	Wing K87; ESTC R27452	55,221	137

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