Selected quad for the lemma: ground_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
ground_n	prove_v	religion_n	true_a	5,057	5	6.8388	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75411	An Answer to a question of a gentleman of quality (proposed to and made by a reverend and learned divine living in London) concerning the settlement or abolition of tithes by Parliament ...	Spelman, Henry, Sir, 1564?-1641. Tithes too hot to be touched.	1646 (1646)	Wing A3341B; ESTC R175467	23,795	29

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