Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	court_n	king_n	plea_n	1,408	5	10.0658	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59288	The ambitious slave, or, A generous revenge a tragedy acted at the Theatre Royal / written by E. Settle.	Settle, Elkanah, 1648-1724.	1694 (1694)	Wing S2654; ESTC R10530	38,287	64

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