Selected quad for the lemma: ground_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
ground_n	fall_v	great_a	place_n	1,540	5	4.0939	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29768	Amusements serious and comical, calculated for the meridian of London by Mr. Brown.	Brown, Thomas, 1663-1704.	1700 (1700)	Wing B5051; ESTC R19929	56,419	166

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