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	king_n	prince_n	3,431	5	5.4980	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A92095	Prince Rupert his declaration.; Declaratie van Prins Robert. English	Rupert, Prince, Count Palatine, 1619-1682.	1642 (1642)	Wing R2290; Thomason E242_32; ESTC R1017	4,033	8

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