Selected quad for the lemma: ground_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
ground_n	know_v	young_a	youth_n	22	3	7.5085	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09539	A petite pallace of Pettie his pleasure contaynyng many pretie hystories by him set foorth in comely colours, and most delightfully discoursed.	Pettie, George, 1548-1589.; R. B., fl. 1576.	1576 (1576)	STC 19819; ESTC S101441	164,991	236

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