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	speak_v	2,443	5	4.0162	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68663	The courte of ciuill courtesie fitly furnished with a pleasant porte of stately phrases and pithie precepts, assembled in the behalfe of all younge gentlemen and others that are desirous to frame their behauiour according to their estates at all times and in all companies, therby to purchase worthy prayse of their inferiours and estimation and credite amonge theyr betters / out of Italian by S.R. Gent.	S. R. (Simon Robson), d. 1617.; Rowlands, Samuel, 1570?-1630?	1577 (1577)	STC 21134.5; ESTC S4860	29,881	61

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