Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	advantage_n	adversary_n	afford_v	12	3	7.3694	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16053	The rogue: or The life of Guzman de Alfarache. VVritten in Spanish by Matheo Aleman, seruant to his Catholike Maiestie, and borne in Seuill; Aventuras y vida de Guzmán de Alfarache. English	Alemán, Mateo, 1547-1614?; Mabbe, James, 1572-1642?	1623 (1623)	STC 289; ESTC S106804	1,015,988	666

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