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	king_n	parliament_n	2,801	5	7.2069	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B01791	Britania expirans or, A brief memorial of commerce humbly offer'd to the Parliament,	England and Wales. Parliament.	1699 (1699)	Wing B4813B; ESTC R217700	15,726	25

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