Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	air_n	cold_a	water_n	1,470	5	6.6658	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06682	[The general practise of medecine By Philiatreus.]	Philiatreus, fl. 1630.; Makluire, John, attributed author.	1634 (1634)	STC 17139; ESTC S102714	28,414	84

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