Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	bishop_n	king_n	see_v	1,612	5	4.0281	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07328	The reigne of King Henry the Second written in seaven bookes. By his Majesties command.	May, Thomas, 1595-1650.; Vaughan, Robert, engraver.	1633 (1633)	STC 17715; ESTC S122115	72,475	216

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