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	true_a	word_n	6,623	5	4.5200	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B06290	Truth brought to light, or, wonderful strange and true news from Gloucestershire, concerning one Mr. William Harrison, formerly stewart to the Lady Nowel of Cambden, who was supposed to be murthered by the widow Pery and two of her sons ... To the tune of, Aim not too high.		1662 (1662)	Wing T3153A; ESTC R185755	2,309	4

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