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	love_n	love_v	4,041	5	6.5654	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46333	The Roman empress a tragedy : acted at the Royal Theater, by His Majesties servants / and written by William Joyner, Gent.	Joyner, William, 1622-1706.	1671 (1671)	Wing J1159; ESTC R695	40,297	78

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