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	see_v	word_n	1,655	5	3.6979	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04905	A sermon preached at Paules Crosse the Fryday before Easter, commonly called good Friday, in the yeere of our Lorde. 1579. By Iohn Knewstub	Knewstubs, John, 1544-1624.; Knewstub, John. Confutation of monstrous and horrible heresies, taught by H.N. aut	1579 (1579)	STC 15046; ESTC S101374	39,484	98

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