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	reason_n	4,119	5	4.6993	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47170	A rod for Trepidantium Malleus, or A letter to Sam. Reconcileable	Keith, George, 1639?-1716.	1700 (1700)	Wing K201; ESTC R216624	6,666	29

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