Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	effect_n	natural_a	nature_n	4,625	5	5.6875	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77475	A brief vindication of the Royal Society from the late invectives and misrepresentations of Mr. Henry Stubbe: / By a well-wisher to that noble foundation.		1670 (1670)	Wing B4656A; ESTC R233727	4,539	14

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