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

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A71265	The country-man's guide or plain directions for ordering. Curing. Breeding choice, use, and feeding. Of horses, cows, sheep, hoggs, &c. Adorn'd with sculptuers, shewing the proper places in the bodies of the said several beasts, where the said distempers do usually happen. Published for the publick good, by W.W.	Winstanley, William, 1628?-1698.	1679 (1679)	Wing W3057B; ESTC R222313	44,984	169

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the_o loin_n 57_o pain_n of_o the_o reins_o inflammation_n you_o may_v perceive_v that_o the_o ox_n have_v pain_n in_o his_o reins_o when_o in_o kack_v or_o do_v his_o easement_n from_o behind_o he_o can_v set_v his_o foot_n on_o those_o part_n according_a to_o his_o will_n but_o stumble_v aside_o when_o he_o do_v not_o lift_v up_o his_o tail_n but_o let_v it_o hang_v when_o his_o piss_n stink_v much_o and_o all_o the_o course_n be_v stop_v and_o interrupt_v behind_o if_o he_o have_v a_o inflammation_n and_o piss_v as_o red_a as_o blood_n when_o it_o continue_v and_o increase_v than_o there_o be_v little_a remedy_n to_o be_v have_v against_o it_o yet_o if_o it_o be_v but_o colour_v a_o little_a radish_n then_o there_o be_v some_o hope_n of_o recovery_n in_o this_o sickness_n you_o shall_v let_v he_o blood_n out_o of_o the_o hinder_a vein_n or_o mother-vein_n which_o you_o find_v a_o long_a the_o side_n about_o the_o reins_o for_o his_o dirnk_n give_v he_o the_o juice_n of_o garlic_n 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