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	supernatural_a	1,915	5	10.5176	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B20628	A letter to his worthy friend, D.B.M. from Dr. Connor, member of the College of Physicians and Royal Society	Connor, Bernard, 1666?-1698.	1696 (1696)	Wing C5890	4,281	4

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