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	see_v	time_n	2,372	5	3.2500	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81921	Madam, although my former freedom in writing might rather give me occasion to beg pardon for a fault committed ...	Dury, John, 1596-1680.	1645 (1645)	Wing D2870; Thomason E288_14	5,172	8

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