Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	day_n	great_a	time_n	4,794	5	3.3956	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03274	The bridegroome by Samuel Hieron	Hieron, Samuel, 1576?-1617.	1613 (1613)	STC 13392; ESTC S115190	15,073	48

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