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	lord_n	6,936	5	3.8165	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19864	A briefe discourse of the Spanish state vvith a dialogue annexed intituled Philobasilis.	Daunce, Edward.	1590 (1590)	STC 6291; ESTC S109300	31,421	60

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