Selected quad for the lemma: ground_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
ground_n	bear_v	fruit_n	good_a	1,697	5	3.9177	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17320	The Christians heauenly treasure. By William Burton of Reading in Barkeshire	Burton, William, d. 1616.	1608 (1608)	STC 4168; ESTC S115749	64,773	170

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