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
A69845	The Case of the forfeitures in Ireland fairly stated with the reasons that induced the Protestants there to purchase them.		1700 (1700)	Wing C912aA; Wing C1073; ESTC N61326	17,514	56

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