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	great_a	part_n	1,561	5	3.9971	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65950	An exact diary of the late expedition of His Illustrious Highness, the Prince of Orange, now King of Great Britain, from his palace at the Hagve, to his landing at Torbay, and from thence to his arrival at White-Hall giving a particular account of all that happened, and every day's march / by a minister, chaplain in the army.	Whittel, John.	1689 (1689)	Wing W2044; ESTC R4013	51,793	84

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