Selected quad for the lemma: ground_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
ground_n	day_n	holy_a	lord_n	1,596	5	4.5423	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19738	The vvarres of Cyrus King of Persia, against Antiochus King of Assyria with the tragicall ende of Panthæa. Played by the children of her Maiesties Chappell.	Farrant, Richard, d. 1580, attributed name.	1594 (1594)	STC 6160; ESTC S109178	27,127	56

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