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	holy_a	sabbath_n	1,515	5	10.0460	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A18093	The present state of England expressed in this paradox, our fathers were very rich with little, and wee poore with much. Written by Walter Cary.	Cary, Walter.	1626 (1626)	STC 4734; ESTC S118633	10,283	24

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