Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	believe_v	great_a	know_v	3,246	5	3.4713	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53530	The souldiers fortune a comedy, acted by Their Royal Highnesses servants at the Duke's Theatre / written by Thomas Otway.	Otway, Thomas, 1652-1685.; Molière, 1622-1673. Ecole des maris.	1681 (1681)	Wing O562; ESTC R10495	64,161	82

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