Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	child_n	good_a	see_v	1,850	5	3.5052	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29354	Essays on trade and navigation in five parts / by Sir Francis Brewster, Kt.	Brewster, Francis, Sir, d. 1704.	1695 (1695)	Wing B4434; ESTC R1968	72,012	152

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