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
A87729	A paper delivered and dispersed by Sir William Killigrew.	Killigrew, William, Sir, 1606-1695.	1651 (1651)	Wing K465; Thomason 669.f.19[62]; ESTC R212229	1,738	1

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