Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	better_a	good_a	great_a	1,484	5	2.2112	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57800	The Royal voyage, or, The Irish expedition a tragicomedy, acted in the years 1689 and 90.		1690 (1690)	Wing R2157; ESTC R35329	31,889	62

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