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	world_n	2,389	5	4.4113	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B12205	A fig for fortune. A.C.	Copley, Anthony, 1567-1607?	1596 (1596)	STC 5737; ESTC S105074	30,474	94

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