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	love_n	3,006	5	5.2017	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39718	Love's dominion a dramatique piece full of excellent moralitie, written as a pattern for the reformed stage.	Flecknoe, Richard, d. 1678?	1654 (1654)	Wing F1228; ESTC R14630	32,315	94

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