Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	great_a	king_n	kingdom_n	4,596	5	5.5955	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06144	The tragicocomedie of serpents. By Lodowik Lloid Esquier.	Lloyd, Lodowick, fl. 1573-1610.	1607 (1607)	STC 16631; STC 16631.5; ESTC S108782	59,286	110

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