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	law_n	work_n	2,920	5	6.2264	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A38392	Englands glory by the benefit of wool manufactured therin, from the farmer to the merchant : and the evil consequences of its exportation unmanufactured : briefly hinted, with submission to better judgments.		1669 (1669)	Wing E2968; ESTC R11638	26,030	37

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