Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	woman_n	write_v	young_a	56	3	6.1853	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10264	The historie of Samson: written by Fra: Quarles	Quarles, Francis, 1592-1644.	1631 (1631)	STC 20549; ESTC S115482	46,107	126

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