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	think_v	time_n	3,167	5	3.3852	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A70661	A letter from a gentleman in Ireland to his brother in England, relating to the concerns of Ireland in matter of trade	Marvell, Andrew, 1621-1678.	1677 (1677)	Wing M871B; ESTC R13907	13,581	24

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