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	know_v	3,423	5	4.6161	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03921	The blacke dogge of Newgate both pithie and profitable for all readers.	Hutton, Luke, d. 1596.	1596 (1596)	STC 14029; ESTC S106173	22,997	44

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