Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	animal_n	brain_n	spirit_n	2,322	5	5.6452	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00777	Diseases of the soule a discourse diuine, morall, and physicall. By Tho. Adams.	Adams, Thomas, fl. 1612-1653.	1616 (1616)	STC 109; ESTC S100388	50,627	84

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