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	word_n	9,131	5	4.2861	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26979	One sheet against the Quakers by Richard Baxter.	Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.	1657 (1657)	Wing B1334; ESTC R13573	13,247	18

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