Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	find_v	great_a	know_v	2,951	5	3.3432	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29820	A compendious and patheticall retractation for book-making very usefull for these distracted times / by Edward Browne.	Browne, Edward.	1643 (1643)	Wing B5101; ESTC R25303	5,180	9

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