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	people_n	5,231	5	4.6713	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A69269	The speech of the Lord Chancellor of England, in the Eschequer Chamber, touching the post-nati	Egerton, Thomas, Sir, 1540?-1617.	1609 (1609)	STC 7540.5; ESTC S100270	40,281	132

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