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	reason_n	see_v	3,316	5	3.1434	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45324	Three tractates by Jos. Hall, D.D. and B.N.; Selections. 1646	Hall, Joseph, 1574-1656.	1646 (1646)	Wing H422; ESTC R14217	80,207	295

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