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	see_v	4,988	5	3.1452	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17292	A brief answer to a late Treatise of the Sabbath day digested dialogue-wise between two divines, A. and B.	Burton, Henry, 1578-1648.	1635 (1635)	STC 4137.7; ESTC S4551	27,721	34

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