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	drink_v	eat_v	1,720	5	7.3129	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39931	A gospel-church, or, God's holy temple opened wherein is shewed from the scriptures ... / by Stephen Ford ...	Ford, Stephen, d. 1694.	1675 (1675)	Wing F1510; ESTC R23167	209,792	396

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