Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	council_n	king_n	parliament_n	2,699	5	7.2438	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51475	The history of the League written in French by Monsieur Maimbourg ; translated into English by His Majesty's command by Mr. Dryden.	Maimbourg, Louis, 1610-1686.; Dryden, John, 1631-1700.	1684 (1684)	Wing M292; ESTC R25491	323,500	916

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