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	young_a	youth_n	21	3	7.9826	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55190	The character of a good commander together with a short commendation of the famous Artillery (more properly military) Company of London : also a brief encomium on the great duke and worthy prince, Elector of Brandenbourg : lastly plain dealing with treacherous dealers : whereunto [sic] is annexed the general exercise of the Prince of Orange's army / by Captain Tho. Plunket.	Plunket, Thomas, b. 1625.	1689 (1689)	Wing P2629; ESTC R15475	60,687	84

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