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	know_v	receive_v	2,838	5	4.8154	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47022	The secret history of White-Hall, from the restoration of Charles II down to the abdication of the late K. James writ at the request of a noble lord, and conveyed to him in letters, by ̲̲̲late secretary-interpreter to the Marquess of Louvois, who by that means had the perusal of all the private minutes between England and France for many years : the whole consisting of secret memoirs, which have hitherto lain conceal'd, as not being discoverable by any other hand / publish'd from the original papers, by D. Jones, gent.	Jones, D. (David), fl. 1676-1720.	1697 (1697)	Wing J934; ESTC R17242	213,436	510

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no_o small_a proof_n of_o her_o husband_n be_v be_v engage_v in_o the_o same_o interest_n that_o there_o can_v be_v no_o other_o construction_n make_v of_o the_o violence_n do_v to_o the_o king_n his_o master_n by_o his_o engage_v of_o he_o notwithstanding_o all_o his_o aversion_n to_o it_o to_o advance_v father_n petre_n against_o his_o own_o inclination_n maugre_o the_o opposition_n make_v by_o the_o queen_n to_o it_o and_o in_o spite_n of_o the_o most_o essential_a law_n of_o the_o order_n he_o be_v of_o to_o be_v one_o of_o his_o privy_a council_n that_o the_o king_n thereby_o in_o satisfy_v of_o he_o do_v on_o that_o occasion_n lose_v that_o right_n which_o one_o shall_v think_v he_o have_v to_o dispose_v of_o his_o own_o subject_n that_o nothing_o else_o can_v be_v infer_v from_o this_o lord_n procedure_n and_o carriage_n in_o the_o embroil_v affair_n of_o the_o bishop_n which_o he_o bring_v on_o into_o the_o council_n and_o which_o he_o yet_o favour_v underhand_o that_o it_o 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