Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	bring_v	england_n	king_n	1,414	5	3.7575	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35196	An essay on the coyn and credit of England as they stand with respect to its trade by John Cary.	Cary, John, d. 1720?	1696 (1696)	Wing C729; ESTC R24728	16,917	49

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