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	matter_n	see_v	3,060	5	3.1155	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36228	The antiquity and power of parliaments in England written by Mr. Justice Doddridge and several other learned antiquaries.	Doddridge, John, Sir, 1555-1628.	1679 (1679)	Wing D1791; ESTC R13105	30,734	146

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