Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	father_n	holy_a	word_n	4,533	5	4.0905	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A21010	The prayse of nothing. By E. D.	Dyer, Edward, Sir, 1543-1607, attributed name.; Daunce, Edward, attributed name.	1585 (1585)	STC 7383; ESTC S111987	18,920	32

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