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
A92495	A letter to a noble peer of the realm, about his late speech and petition to His Majesty	L. S.	1681 (1681)	Wing S110; ESTC R229959	3,413	4

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