Selected quad for the lemma: ground_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
ground_n	believe_v	faith_n	foundation_n	1,927	5	8.7886	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07908	The speculation of vsurie; Speculation of usurie.	Bell, Thomas, fl. 1593-1610.	1596 (1596)	STC 1828; ESTC S113212	36,975	50

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