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
A47412	A sermon preached at the funeral of the R' Reverend Father in God, Bryan, Lord Bp. of Winchester, at the Abby Church in Westminster, April 24, 1662 by Henry, L. Bp. of Chichester.	King, Henry, 1592-1669.	1662 (1662)	Wing K505; ESTC R4884	16,120	47

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