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
A54140	A further account of the province of Pennsylvania and its improvements for the satisfaction of those that are adventurers, and enclined to be so.	Penn, William, 1644-1718.	1685 (1685)	Wing P1294; ESTC R218868	13,005	21

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