Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	king_n	kingdom_n	law_n	3,513	5	4.8070	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46502	A letter from N.J. to E.T. Esq., his representative in Parliament	N. J.; E. T.	1690 (1690)	Wing J23; ESTC R15519	7,314	8

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