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	subject_n	2,869	5	6.4981	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A87937	A letter from a Presbyterian of qualitie, to his friend in the country, concerning an engagement in this new vvarre.	Presbyterian of qualitie.	1648 (1648)	Wing L1430; Thomason E455_8; ESTC R202812	2,767	7

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