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	people_n	3,792	5	4.4298	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62833	To the supream authority, the Parliament of the Commonvvealth of England &c. the humble petition of divers well-affected inhabitants of the county of Wilts.		1659 (1659)	Wing T1741A; ESTC R30167	2,419	1

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