Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	appear_v	great_a	see_v	1,485	5	2.9490	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A32179	A glimpse of eternity very useful to awaken sinners and to comfort saints : profitable to be read in families / by A.C.	A. C. (Abraham Caley)	1679 (1679)	Wing C290A; ESTC R31283	161,448	236

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