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	son_n	2,904	5	5.0346	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36645	Marriage a-la-mode a comedy, as it is acted at the Theatre-Royal / written by John Dryden ...	Dryden, John, 1631-1700.	1673 (1673)	Wing D2306; ESTC R3349	57,038	102

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