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
A59617	A discourse touching Tanger in a letter to a person of quality.	Sheeres, Henry, Sir, d. 1710.	1680 (1680)	Wing S3058; ESTC R219091	15,852	52

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