Selected quad for the lemma: ground_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
ground_n	best_a	examine_v	great_a	31	3	2.1444	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A38981	An Examination of the impartial state of the case of the Earl of Danby in a letter to a member of the House of Commons.		1680 (1680)	Wing E3727; ESTC R5161	24,243	38

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