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	lord_n	word_n	2,981	5	3.8029	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13585	Temporis filia veritas A mery devise called the troublsome travell of tyme, and the daungerous delivery of her daughter trueth. Interlocutours, Bennion the button-maker: and Balthesar the barber.		1589 (1589)	STC 23875; ESTC S102448	17,807	20

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he_o joan._n 14._o b._n interlocutour_n bennion_n the_o button-maker_n and_o balthesar_n the_o barber_n anno_fw-la 1589._o benion_n well_o overtake_v neighbour_n balthasar_z where_o have_v you_o be_v this_o long_a time_n for_o i_o have_v not_o see_v you_o in_o your_o shop_n these_o 3._o or_o 4._o day_n balthasar_z i_o have_v be_v wash_v shave_v and_o trime_a in_o the_o country_n ben._n then_o i_o trust_v you_o can_v tell_v we_o of_o some_o good_a news_n for_o man_n say_v all_o news_n be_v to_o be_v hear_v of_o at_o a_o smyth_n forge_n a_o barber_n shop_n or_o at_o a_o mill_n balt._n very_o i_o can_v hear_v of_o little_a or_o no_o good_a news_n in_o the_o country_n to_o be_v have_v wherefore_o i_o pray_v you_o neighbour_n benion_n tell_v i_o in_o sadness_n what_o do_v you_o hear_v ben._n suerly_n neighbour_n i_o can_v tell_v you_o of_o very_o good_a news_n whereat_o i_o trust_v to_o god_n we_o all_o shall_v rejoice_v &_o this_o be_v the_o matter_n i_o come_v no_o soon_o into_o the_o 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