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	fruit_n	tree_n	1,451	5	8.5127	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08666	Ouids Walnut-tree transplanted; Nux. English	Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 or 18 A.D.; Hatton, Richard.	1627 (1627)	STC 18973; ESTC S120564	2,861	18

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