Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	act_n	king_n	parliament_n	3,554	5	6.8839	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59833	Observations upon Mr. Johnson's remarks, upon Dr. Sherlock's book of non-resistance	Sherlock, William, 1641?-1707.	1689 (1689)	Wing S3305; ESTC R9591	14,732	24

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