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	think_v	3,397	5	3.7699	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44699	The vanity of this mortal life, or, Of man, considered only in his present mortal state by J. Howe ...	Howe, John, 1630-1705.	1672 (1672)	Wing H3045; ESTC R9662	57,187	180

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