Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	body_n	call_v	nature_n	1,452	5	5.1884	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A58099	A discovrse of the orientall tongves viz. [brace ] Ebrew, Samaritan, Calde, Syriac, Arabic, and Ethiopic : together with A genrall grammer for the said tongues / by Christian Ravis.	Raue, Christian, 1613-1677.	1649 (1649)	Wing R311; ESTC R32273	174,955	268

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it_o in_o the_o noun_n other_o in_o the_o verb_n and_o by_o some_o again_o it_o be_v attribute_v to_o the_o noun_n in_o siriac_n other_o deny_v it_o thus_o they_o strive_v one_o against_o another_o and_o that_o neither_o de_fw-mi lana_fw-la caprina_fw-la of_o the_o wool_n of_o a_o goat_n who_o have_v none_o for_o whatsoever_o party_n have_v the_o prerogative_n will_v give_v law_n unto_o other_o and_o all_o the_o rest_n if_o there_o be_v more_o than_o two_o and_o it_o be_v a_o great_a matter_n in_o a_o kingdom_n who_o sway_v the_o sceptre_n the_o verb_n be_v sovereign_a in_o ebrue_n will_v be_v so_o in_o siriac_n and_o yet_o emira_n will_v have_v it_o by_o the_o noun_n de_fw-fr dieu_fw-fr think_v the_o verb_n have_v it_o by_o the_o syrian_n and_o yet_o begin_v with_o the_o noun_n in_o this_o manner_n i_o can_v name_v above_o 300_o man_n the_o most_o whereof_o i_o confess_v do_v give_v the_o radical_a dignity_n and_o sovereignty_n unto_o the_o verb_n yet_o many_o unto_o the_o noun_n 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d may_v be_v also_o question_v whither_o they_o have_v any_o right_n at_o all_o in_o the_o pronounciation_n or_o not_o if_o they_o have_v none_o in_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o root_n 3._o then_o will_v the_o practice_n of_o all_o the_o lexicâ_n be_v false_a who_o have_v root_n not_o only_o forth_o first_o but_o also_o second_o and_o three_o radical_a of_o every_o letter_n of_o the_o alfabet_n none_o exclude_v 4._o there_o must_v then_o be_v give_v sufficient_a reason_n how_o it_o come_v that_o those_o 11_o letter_n be_v not_o radical_a nay_o why_o never_o radical_a which_o be_v impossible_a to_o give_v but_o if_o you_o say_v the_o grammarian_n do_v not_o conceive_v that_o they_o be_v never_o radical_a but_o always_o servile_a and_o the_o radicall_n never_o servile_a but_o always_o radical_a i_o answer_v that_o i_o wish_v they_o will_v then_o speak_v plain_a and_o clear_a but_o when_o i_o dare_v say_v above_o a_o hundred_o grammarian_n make_v that_o distinction_n that_o 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