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	word_n	3,026	5	4.0136	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65126	Vertue rewarded, or, The Irish princess a new novel.		1693 (1693)	Wing V647; ESTC R27577	80,357	196

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