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	hope_n	2,425	5	7.9570	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13827	Times lamentation: or An exposition on the prophet Ioel, in sundry sermons or meditations	Topsell, Edward, 1572-1625?	1599 (1599)	STC 24131; ESTC S118486	347,352	464

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