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	great_a	just_a	2,599	5	5.2900	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59981	The grateful servant a comedy : as it was presented with good applause in the private house in Drury-Lane by Her Majesties servants / written by James Shirley, Gent.	Shirley, James, 1596-1666.	1660 (1660)	Wing S3472; ESTC R14699	39,509	66

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