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
A54124	A dialogue between the flag of St. Martin's steeple, and the standard at the Tower	W. P.	1698 (1698)	Wing P127; ESTC R217464	4,665	37

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