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
A19899	[O Vtinam 1 For Queene Elizabeths securitie, 2 for hir subiects prosperitie, ...]	Davies, John, Sir, 1569-1626.	1591 (1591)	STC 6328; ESTC S115194	32,263	99

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