Selected quad for the lemma: ground_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
ground_n	behold_v	fair_a	great_a	138	4	2.1443	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86641	A winter dreame.	Howell, James, 1594?-1666.	1648 (1648)	Wing H3129; Thomason E472_16; ESTC R205786	14,275	22

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