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	know_v	let_v	2,834	5	4.0034	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09844	[The noble history of King Ponthus.]; Ponthus et Sidoine. English.	Watson, Henry, fl. 1500-1518, attributed name.	1511 (1511)	STC 20108; ESTC S105285	111,150	197

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