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
A19888	A pleasant and vvitty comedy: called, A new tricke to cheat the Divell . Written by R.D. Gent; New tricke to cheat the Divell	Davenport, Robert, fl. 1623.	1639 (1639)	STC 6315; ESTC S109313	44,531	78

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