Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	judge_n	judgement_n	law_n	3,275	5	4.8974	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93823	The State of the city of London, and their humble desires upon the bill for restoring their charters and liberties		1690 (1690)	Wing S5316B; ESTC R42892	3,692	5

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