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	know_v	soul_n	2,162	5	5.1925	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39252	The gentile sinner, or, Englands brave gentleman characterized in a letter to a friend both as he is and as he should be.	Ellis, Clement, 1630-1700.	1660 (1660)	Wing E556; ESTC R26096	111,865	282

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