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	part_n	3,340	5	4.2304	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59998	The life of the valiant & learned Sir Walter Raleigh, Knight with his tryal at Winchester.	Shirley, John, 1648-1679.	1677 (1677)	Wing S3495; ESTC R14700	67,858	244

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