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	know_v	lord_n	1,780	5	3.6026	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65191	Two speeches spoken at a common hall Octob. 27. 1643 1. by Sir Henry Vane, 2. by Master Marshall; wherein is shew'd the readynesse of the Scots to assist the kingdome and Parliament of England to the vtmost of their power.	Vane, Henry, Sir, 1612?-1662.; Marshall, Stephen, 1594?-1655.	1643 (1643)	Wing V78; ESTC R8959	7,385	16

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