Selected quad for the lemma: ground_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
ground_n	answer_n	object_n	question_n	1,794	5	10.6106	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52426	Practical discourses upon several divine subjects written by John Norris.	Norris, John, 1657-1711.	1691 (1691)	Wing N1257; ESTC R26881	131,759	372

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