Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	believe_v	good_a	great_a	1,387	5	2.5396	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00619	Resolues, diuine, morall, politicall b Owin Felltham; Resolves	Felltham, Owen, 1602?-1668.	1623 (1623)	STC 10755; ESTC S101827	61,382	350

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