Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	bear_v	former_a	great_a	161	4	2.1123	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88603	Love in distress, or, The lucky discovery a novel / written by the honourable Lady ***	Lady.	1697 (1697)	Wing L3210A; ESTC R43698	57,727	136

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