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	know_v	see_v	5,670	5	3.0830	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28572	Le Lutrin an heroick poem / written originally in French by Monsieur Boileau ; made English by N. O.; Lutrin. English	Boileau Despréaux, Nicolas, 1636-1711.; N. O.	1682 (1682)	Wing B3465; ESTC R15698	20,272	44

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