Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	case_n	king_n	law_n	2,786	5	4.8506	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47801	An answer to the Appeal from the country to the city	L'Estrange, Roger, Sir, 1616-1704.	1679 (1679)	Wing L1197; ESTC R36247	27,086	41

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