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	lord_n	see_v	3,711	5	3.5921	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17588	A solution of Doctor Resolutus, his resolutions for kneeling	Calderwood, David, 1575-1650.	1619 (1619)	STC 4364; ESTC S107403	44,245	58

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