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	work_n	3,199	5	5.4597	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A94708	To the supream authority, the Parliament of the Common-wealth of England. The humble petition of divers well-affected people, inhabiting the city of London and places adjacent; in behalf of the Common-wealth.		1651 (1651)	Wing T1747; Thomason 669.f.15[79]; ESTC R212094	1,904	1

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