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	see_v	think_v	3,716	5	3.8256	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A48014	A letter from a lawyer in the countrey to a member of Parliament, or, Indemnity the effect of vacancy	Lawyer in the countrey.	1689 (1689)	Wing L1408; ESTC R9346	4,495	4

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