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	speak_v	2,174	5	4.1269	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88063	A true accompt of the late reducement of the isles of Scilly published; in regard of the many false and scandalous reports, touching that service.	Leveck, Joseph.	1651 (1651)	Wing L1798; Thomason E638_4; ESTC R206630	6,726	15

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