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	necessary_a	work_n	3,482	5	6.7895	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16767	An olde mans lesson, and a young mans loue. By Nicholas Breton	Breton, Nicholas, 1545?-1626?	1605 (1605)	STC 3674; ESTC S104769	26,174	52

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