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
A60064	A short compend or a description of the rebels in Scotland in anno 1679 by a well-wisher of His Majesty ...	Well-wisher to His Majesty.	1681 (1681)	Wing S3580; ESTC R35188	4,556	15

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