Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	evil_a	great_a	sin_n	2,789	5	5.0653	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67024	A collection of private devotions, fitted for every day of the week by Thomas Wooley.	Wooley, Thomas.	1670 (1670)	Wing W3525A; ESTC R38761	42,629	168

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