Selected quad for the lemma: ground_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
ground_n	east_n	north_n	west_n	1,819	5	8.5068	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29026	Short memoirs for the natural experimental history of mineral waters addressed by way of letter to a friend / by Robert Boyle.	Boyle, Robert, 1627-1691.	1605 (1605)	Wing B4023; ESTC R15100	43,299	143

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