Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	speak_v	true_a	word_n	8,834	5	4.4618	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60683	A reply to a letter sent by William Newberry, and William Edmunds to Dr. Fowler by William Smythies, his curate.	Smythies, William, d. 1715.	1685 (1685)	Wing S4369; ESTC R13305	13,999	9

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