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	know_v	see_v	2,817	5	2.8584	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80037	A coffin for the Good Old Cause; or, A sober word by way of caution to the Parliament and Army, or such in both as have prayed, fought, and bled for its preservation. Written by an affectionate friend to it and them	Spratt, Thomas, fl. 1659, attributed name.	1660 (1660)	Wing C4889; Thomason E1015_3; ESTC R208170	5,452	10

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