Selected quad for the lemma: ground_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
ground_n	work_n	workman_n	wrought_v	23	3	8.5231	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01059	The famous historie of Montelyon, Knight of the Oracle, and sonne to the renowned Persicles King of Assyria Shewing his strange birth, vnfortunate love, perilous adventures in armes, and how he came to the knowledge of his parents. Interlaced, with much variety of pleasant and delightfull discourse.	Ford, Emanuel.	1640 (1640)	STC 11167.5; ESTC S120140	156,123	202

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