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	reason_n	2,541	5	4.6084	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44892	A treatise of the situation of Paradise written by P.D. Huet; to which is prefixed a map of the adjacent countries ; translated from the French original.; Traité de la situation du Paradis terrestre. English	Huet, Pierre-Daniel, 1630-1721.; Gale, Thomas, 1635?-1702.	1694 (1694)	Wing H3302; ESTC R13499	84,326	218

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and_o in_o the_o other_o indian_a river_n as_o in_o the_o nile_n as_o crocodile_n and_o also_o hippopotames_n if_o we_o give_v credit_n to_o philostratus_n and_o onesicritus_n the_o 15._o latter_a be_v contradict_v by_o strabo_n and_o yet_o it_o be_v true_a that_o the_o nile_n be_v not_o the_o only_a river_n that_o produce_v these_o animal_n in_o that_o of_o petzora_n and_o in_o all_o the_o coast_n of_o the_o samojede_n which_o lie_v towards_o the_o straits_n of_o vaygat_n there_o be_v to_o be_v find_v a_o amphibious_a animal_n which_o the_o moscovite_n call_v morss_n and_o be_v real_o a_o kind_n of_o hippopotame_n this_o may_v well_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o it_o be_v think_v that_o the_o nile_n and_o ganges_n have_v one_o and_o the_o same_o spring_n since_o alexander_n have_v find_v some_o crocodile_n in_o the_o river_n indus_n and_o bean_n like_v to_o those_o of_o egypt_n upon_o the_o side_n of_o the_o acesine_n a_o river_n that_o fall_v into_o the_o indus_n do_v not_o question_v 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and_o say_v that_o 2._o those_o who_o go_v to_o build_v the_o tower_n of_o babel_n depart_v from_o the_o east_n to_o 8._o go_v into_o the_o land_n of_o se●●aar_n he_o use_v it_o twice_o in_o the_o same_o sense_n when_o he_o describe_v the_o situation_n of_o the_o mountain_n where_o abraham_n do_v incamp_v after_o he_o go_v from_o sichem_n to_o signify_v that_o the_o town_n of_o hai_o be_v on_o the_o east_n of_o that_o mountain_n and_o the_o mountain_n on_o the_o east_n of_o bethel_n and_o bethel_n towards_o the_o sea_n that_o be_v to_o say_v on_o the_o west_n of_o the_o mountain_n make_v a_o opposition_n between_o the_o east_n and_o the_o west_n he_o 11_o take_v it_o so_o too_o when_o he_o relate_v the_o part_n of_o abraham_n and_o lot_n from_o each_o other_o say_v that_o the_o latter_a retire_v towards_o the_o east_n and_o final_o he_o make_v use_v of_o it_o in_o the_o same_o sense_n in_o the_o book_n of_o number_n when_o 11._o he_o give_v we_o to_o understand_v that_o ribla_n be_v 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