Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	conspire_v	good_a	great_a	27	3	2.0640	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29614	A sermon preach'd before the King and Queen at Hampton-Court, May the 12th, 1689 by Robert Brograve ...	Brograve, Robert, b. 1656 or 7.	1689 (1689)	Wing B4841; ESTC R4264	14,952	42

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