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	see_v	4,378	5	3.2373	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61172	A sermon preached before the King at White-Hall, Decemb. the 24th. 1676 by Thomas Sprat ...	Sprat, Thomas, 1635-1713.	1677 (1677)	Wing S5052; ESTC R1442	14,382	41

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