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	time_n	3,521	5	3.2907	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A27291	The false count, or, A new way to play an old game as it is acted at the Duke's Theatre / written by Mrs. A. Behn.	Behn, Aphra, 1640-1689.	1682 (1682)	Wing B1730; ESTC R3743	47,687	72

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