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	tree_n	2,434	5	8.1649	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34834	Verses, written upon several occasions by Abraham Cowley.	Cowley, Abraham, 1618-1667.	1663 (1663)	Wing C6694; ESTC R1522	22,938	66

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