Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	according_a	justice_n	law_n	1,616	5	4.3920	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11241	Clidamas, or The Sicilian tale. VVritten by I.S.	I. S., fl. 1639.; Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607-1677, engraver.	1639 (1639)	STC 21501; ESTC S116311	60,002	164

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