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	true_a	work_n	3,594	5	6.0209	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36777	An humble remonstrance presented to the right worshipfull Company of Merchant-Tailors Maii 15. 1661. By William Du-gard.	Dugard, William, 1606-1662.	1661 (1661)	Wing D2466A; ESTC R216365	6,567	13

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