Selected quad for the lemma: ground_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
ground_n	division_n	front_n	rear_n	2,538	5	13.5524	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67733	The yong [sic] souldier	Raynsford, John.	1642 (1642)	Wing Y132; ESTC R6292	10,256	17

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