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	sin_n	4,328	5	4.6860	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35904	A Dialogue between Tom and Dick over a dish of coffee concerning matters of religion and government.		1680 (1680)	Wing D1337; ESTC R27858	17,023	35

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