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	year_n	yield_v	103	3	6.7912	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67755	The improvement improved by a second edition, or, The great improvement of lands by clover, or, The wonderful advantage by, and right management of clover by Andrew Yarranton ...	Yarranton, Andrew, 1616-1684.	1663 (1663)	Wing Y16; ESTC R9553	21,827	63

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profit_n of_o clover-grass_n we_o now_o wonder_v that_o so_o great_a a_o improvement_n be_v no_o soon_o discover_v and_o just_o impute_v it_o to_o our_o many_o miscarriage_n in_o our_o first_o management_n of_o it_o it_o be_v no_o small_a encouragement_n to_o we_o when_o we_o hear_v and_o see_v you_o have_v better_a success_n than_o we_o at_o first_o have_v especial_o when_o we_o see_v you_o so_o ready_a to_o communicate_v your_o experience_n for_o the_o public_a good_a to_o comply_v therefore_o with_o your_o desire_n and_o my_o own_o inclination_n to_o promote_v improvement_n i_o have_v send_v you_o some_o remark_n of_o i_o about_o this_o husbandry_n of_o clover-grass_n among_o many_o more_o and_o perhaps_o more_o considerable_a which_o may_v be_v add_v i_o have_v observe_v the_o outlandish_a seed_n to_o bring_v somewhat_o the_o broad_a leaf_n and_o of_o a_o deep_a green_a but_o i_o know_v not_o whether_o it_o be_v constant_o so_o nor_o whether_o it_o be_v better_a if_o it_o be_v i_o 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