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	good_a	lord_n	2,055	5	3.5309	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08171	[The history of strange wonders.]	Camerarius, Joachim, 1500-1574.	1561 (1561)	STC 18507; ESTC S110146	18,042	54

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