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	see_v	think_v	3,978	5	3.8757	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14954	VVits A.B.C. or A centurie of epigrams	West, Richard, fl. 1606-1619, attributed name.; Willet, Roland, b. 1588 or 9, attributed name.	1608 (1608)	STC 25262; ESTC S111647	14,168	44

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