Selected quad for the lemma: ground_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
ground_n	fruit_n	good_a	receive_v	1,658	5	5.7041	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17042	Britannia's pastorals. The first booke	Browne, William, 1590-ca. 1645.	1625 (1625)	STC 3916; ESTC S105932	155,435	354

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