Selected quad for the lemma: ground_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
ground_n	earth_n	place_n	water_n	1,539	5	6.1966	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59339	Reflections on several of Mr. Dryden's plays particularly the first and second part of The conquest of Granado / by E. Settle.	Settle, Elkanah, 1648-1724.	1687 (1687)	Wing S2714; ESTC R25143	101,648	102

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