Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	aaron_n	bear_v	israel_n	45	3	7.6383	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A37437	Reflections upon the late great revolution written by a lay-hand in the country for the satisfaction of some neighbours.	Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731.	1689 (1689)	Wing D844; ESTC R9630	42,486	74

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