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
A16799	Strange nevves out of diuers countries neuer discouered till of late, by a strange pilgrime in those parts.	Breton, Nicholas, 1545?-1626?	1622 (1622)	STC 3702.5; ESTC S104700	16,963	28

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good_a voyage_n 14._o no_o man_n must_v be_v jealous_a of_o his_o wife_n for_o fear_v it_o shall_v not_o be_v without_o cause_n 15._o every_o child_n shall_v know_v be_v own_o father_n if_o he_o can_v 16._o every_o woman_n shall_v know_v her_o husband_n from_o another_o man_n if_o she_o like_v he_o 17._o no_o foul_a woman_n shall_v wear_v any_o mask_n for_o fear_n of_o abuse_v the_o hope_n of_o beauty_n 18._o no_o fair_a woman_n shall_v be_v paint_v lest_o art_n shall_v put_v down_o nature_n 19_o every_o woman_n must_v keep_v close_o her_o husband_n secret_n for_o fear_n of_o lose_v the_o comfort_n of_o her_o knowledge_n 20._o woman_n must_v be_v honour_v for_o their_o wit_n when_o they_o make_v fool_n of_o the_o wise_a man_n 21._o woman_n must_v be_v pit_v for_o their_o travel_n for_o they_o take_v more_o pain_n in_o bear_v of_o one_o child_n than_o a_o man_n do_v in_o get_v of_o twenty_o 22._o no_o man_n must_v be_v too_o learned_a for_o fear_v he_o be_v think_v to_o conjure_v 23._o 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