Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	good_a	grace_n	work_n	7,426	5	6.4759	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A73704	Cœlum Britanicum A masque at White-Hall in the Banquetting-House, on Shrove-Tuesday-night, the 18. of February, 1633.; Cœlum Britannicum	Carew, Thomas, 1595?-1639?; Bruno, Giordano, 1548-1600. Spaccio de la bestia trionfante.; Jones, Inigo, 1573-1652.	1634 (1634)	STC 4618; ESTC S107477	19,189	41

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