Selected quad for the lemma: ground_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
ground_n	chapter_n	year_n	young_a	13	3	6.4983	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57634	The English vineyard vindicated by John Rose ... ; with an address where the best plants maybe had at easie rates.	Rose, John, gardener.	1666 (1666)	Wing R1935; ESTC R16258	8,655	63

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