Selected quad for the lemma: ground_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
ground_n	front_n	let_v	rear_n	1,815	5	13.3467	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33519	Poetæ Britannici a poem satyrical and panegyrical.	Cobb, Samuel, 1675-1713.	1700 (1700)	Wing C4773; ESTC R39987	14,940	29

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