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
A76947	The honest citizen, or, faithful counsellor to the city of London.	A. J. B.	1648 (1648)	Wing B34; Thomason E438_5; ESTC R204756	5,392	9

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