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	think_v	3,328	5	3.8263	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A32693	The Ephesian and Cimmerian matrons two notable examples of the power of love & wit.	Charleton, Walter, 1619-1707.	1668 (1668)	Wing C3670; ESTC R13658	71,025	204

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