Selected quad for the lemma: ground_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
ground_n	find_v	good_a	time_n	1,489	5	3.3834	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36673	Religio laici, or, A laymans faith a poem.	Dryden, John, 1631-1700.	1682 (1682)	Wing D2342; ESTC R71	17,325	45

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