Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	know_v	speak_v	think_v	3,650	5	3.9318	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05398	Svvord and buckler, or, Seruing-mans defence. By William Bas	Basse, William, d. ca. 1653.	1609 (1609)	STC 1555; ESTC S104511	7,758	34

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