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
A55488	Trin-unus-deus, or, The trinity and unity of God ... by Edm. Porter ...	Porter, Edmund, 1595-1670.	1657 (1657)	Wing P2986; ESTC R9344	109,855	214

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