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	king_n	law_n	2,841	5	4.9044	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55202	The third volume of Plutarch's lives. Translated from the Greek, by several hands; Lives. English. Vol. III.	Plutarch.; Burghers, M., engraver.	1693 (1693)	Wing P2638BA; ESTC R219473	279,037	652

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