Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	action_n	effect_n	produce_v	2,809	5	8.4444	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66057	A sermon preached before the king, upon the seventh of March, 1668/9 by John, Lord Bishop of Chester.	Wilkins, John, 1614-1672.	1669 (1669)	Wing W2209; ESTC R7501	10,448	40

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