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
A35891	A Dialogue between the Arch-B. of C. and the Bishop of Heref. containing the true reasons why the bishops could not read the declaration.		1688 (1688)	Wing D1326; ESTC R25371	3,567	2

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