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	let_v	3,168	5	4.0636	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04896	Rhodon and Iris· A pastorall, as it vvas presented at the florists feast in Norwich, May 3. 1631.	Knevet, Ralph, 1600-1671.	1631 (1631)	STC 15036; ESTC S108167	30,532	82

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