Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	common_a	court_n	king_n	2,041	5	4.2714	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A58017	Edgar, or the English monarch an heroick tragedy. By Mr. Thomas Rymer, servant to Their Majesties.	Rymer, Thomas, 1641-1713.	1693 (1693)	Wing R2424A; ESTC R218574	36,395	72

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