Selected quad for the lemma: ground_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
ground_n	bring_v	fruit_n	seed_n	3,454	5	7.8573	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35149	Two sermons preach'd before the condemn'd criminals at Newgate, 1695 by B. Crooke.	Crooke, B. (Banks), b. 1658.	1695 (1695)	Wing C7229; ESTC R24803	18,708	62

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