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	majesty_n	3,146	5	6.1024	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06453	Luminalia, or The festivall of light Personated in a masque at court, by the Queenes Majestie, and her ladies. On Shrovetuesday night, 1637.	D'Avenant, William, Sir, 1606-1668.	1638 (1638)	STC 16923; ESTC S108941	7,342	24

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