Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	call_v	true_a	word_n	4,830	5	4.2286	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26856	Additions to the poetical fragments of Rich. Baxter written for himself and communicated to such as are more for serious verse than smooth.	Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.	1683 (1683)	Wing B1180A; ESTC R26683	25,832	82

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