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
A41728	The life and death of Mr. John Rowe of Crediton in Devon	Gale, Theophilus, 1628-1678.	1673 (1673)	Wing G146; ESTC R18383	49,518	150

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