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	tree_n	4,708	5	8.6623	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39706	Enigmaticall characters, all taken to the life from severall persons, humours, & dispositions by Rich. Fleckno.	Flecknoe, Richard, d. 1678?	1658 (1658)	Wing F1213; ESTC R18248	43,329	154

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