Selected quad for the lemma: ground_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
ground_n	good_a	seed_n	word_n	4,972	5	5.3021	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50838	A farewel sermon preached at the Tabernacle in Spittle-Fields by Luke Milbourn ...	Milbourne, Luke, 1649-1720.	1699 (1699)	Wing M2032; ESTC R15533	20,084	33

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