Selected quad for the lemma: ground_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
ground_n	command_n	face_n	rest_n	1,695	5	8.4233	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36963	Collin's walk through London and VVestminster a poem in burlesque / written by T.D.	D'Urfey, Thomas, 1653-1723.	1690 (1690)	Wing D2710; ESTC R20081	56,766	222

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