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	see_v	4,869	5	3.5371	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02298	The funeralles of King Edward the sixt VVherin are declared the causers and causes of his death.	Baldwin, William, ca. 1518-1563?	1560 (1560)	STC 1243; ESTC S104470	9,694	24

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