Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	hear_v	speak_v	word_n	2,671	5	4.1800	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28387	A mirrour for monkes written by Lewis Blosius.	Blois, Louis de, 1506-1566.	1676 (1676)	Wing B3203; ESTC R24660	36,136	205

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