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	great_a	think_v	1,609	5	3.8252	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16003	An epistle of the p[ro]phete Hieremie; Bible. O.T. Baruch. English. Selections.		1539 (1539)	STC 2792; ESTC S113316	4,634	20

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