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	lord_n	work_n	3,083	5	5.5978	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52756	A discourse concerning schools and school-masters offered to publick consideration / by M.N.	Nedham, Marchamont, 1620-1678.	1663 (1663)	Wing N387; ESTC R308	12,205	20

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