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	life_n	soul_n	5,160	5	5.5664	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08946	[A cruel Cornish murder] ... to the tune of The ladies daughter / M.P.	M. P. (Martin Parker), d. 1656?	1624 (1624)	STC 19224.7; ESTC S5091	2,474	2

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