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	speak_v	word_n	3,147	5	4.0147	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02248	The castell of laboure	Gringore, Pierre, ca. 1475-1538?; Bruyant, Jean, 14th cent.; Barclay, Alexander, 1475?-1552, attributed name.	1506 (1506)	STC 12381; ESTC S109550	31,627	108

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