Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	best_a	good_a	great_a	1,494	5	2.3396	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A48533	A sermon preached before the King, at St. James's-Chapel, Jan. 19th, 1695/6 by J. Lambe ...	Lambe, John, 1648 or 9-1708.	1696 (1696)	Wing L227; ESTC R3325	13,919	33

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