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	time_n	5,928	5	3.4202	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36978	The fool turn'd critick a comedy : as it was acted at the Theatre-Royall, by His Majesties servants / by T.D. ...	D'Urfey, Thomas, 1653-1723.	1678 (1678)	Wing D2728; ESTC R2353	47,714	65

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