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	people_n	time_n	3,529	5	3.3028	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56694	A sermon preached before the King, on St. Stephen's-day by Sy. Patrick ...	Patrick, Simon, 1626-1707.	1676 (1676)	Wing P839; ESTC R23416	11,988	37

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