Selected quad for the lemma: ground_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
ground_n	call_v	church_n	truth_n	3,635	5	6.4889	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41263	Fidelis Achates, or, An Historical account of the most remarkable actions in the late reigns and the present revolution in heroick verse.		1699 (1699)	Wing F847; ESTC R29825	50,814	178

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