Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	abandon_v	army_n	defeat_v	12	3	10.8619	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39700	The life of the emperour Theodosius the Great written originally in French by the famous Abbot Flechier ... ; Englished by Mr. Francis Manning.; Histoire de Théodose le Grand. English	Fléchier, Esprit, 1632-1710.; Manning, Mr. (Francis), fl. 1688-1716.	1693 (1693)	Wing F1207; ESTC R4581	211,369	374

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