Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	call_v	good_a	king_n	1,928	5	3.5894	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A31073	Of contentment, patience and resignation to the will of God several sermons / by Isaac Barrow.	Barrow, Isaac, 1630-1677.	1685 (1685)	Wing B946; ESTC R29010	110,176	282

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