Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	death_n	know_v	life_n	2,879	5	4.5653	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02534	Epistles the first volume: Containing II. decads. By Ioseph Hall; Epistles. Vol. 1	Hall, Joseph, 1574-1656.	1608 (1608)	STC 12661.7; ESTC S103637	49,336	198

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