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	time_n	world_n	2,761	5	4.2527	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A20519	Dobsons drie bobbes sonne and heire to Skoggin. Full of mirth and delightful recreation.	Dobson, George, attributed name.	1607 (1607)	STC 6930; ESTC S113611	65,659	110

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