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	good_a	seed_n	3,918	5	8.1371	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61500	Three sermons preached by the Reverend and learned Dr. Richard Stuart ... to which is added, a fourth sermon, preached by the Right Reverend Father in God, Samuel Harsnett ...; Sermons. Selections	Steward, Richard, 1593?-1651.; Harsnett, Samuel, 1561-1631.	1658 (1658)	Wing S5527; ESTC R20152	74,369	194

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